KWY News Radio: This nonprofit wants to make sure you have the documents you need so voter ID laws don't shut you out on Election Day
BY JUSTIN UDO, KYW NEWSRADIO — APRIL 30, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — As voter ID laws continue to change around the country, at least one group is working to keep the American public informed — and to help people get the identification documents they need, for free, to vote in this year’s presidential election.
“We have potential impact on the 2024 elections because of the voter ID laws,” said Krystle Martha Knight with the organization VoteRiders. She says there is a big chance you might not be current with voter ID laws in your state, because those laws have been in a state of flux.
“The barriers to the ballot are growing. The voter ID landscape has changed dramatically since the last presidential election,” Knight said. “2021-2023 saw an unprecedented explosion of voter ID laws. Millions of voters could be directly disenfranchised because they lack voter ID.”
She says, in Pennsylvania, there are some key voter ID laws people need to keep in mind.
“You should be prepared with ID if you’re voting for the first time ever or if you moved to a new precinct since the last time you voted.”
Knight says that ID can be in the form of a driver’s license, a passport or a multitude of other photo identifications: “any photo ID issued by the Pennsylvania or U.S. government, military ID, student ID — which is high school and college — employee ID.”
She says voter ID laws can negatively affect voters who are already disenfranchised, so VoteRiders is helping people get an ID.
“We are now helping anybody 16 and up get the ID that they need.”
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