Published:
BY AMANDA L. GORDON, BLOOMBERG — AUGUST 2, 2024 Volunteers from a synagogue in Boston recently beamed in to a restaurant in Georgia to help people obtain the IDs they need to work and vote, an ongoing effort coordinated by the nonpartisan, nonprofit VoteRiders. On Monday night, the same organization…
Published:
BY VASHITTA JOHNSON, OHIO STATE COORDINATOR, VOTERIDERS — AUGUST 22, 2024 In a few months, Ohio voters will head to the polls to choose between two vastly different visions for the country. However, many of these eligible voters will encounter a barrage of new and confusing requirements that could dissuade…
Published:
BY ERIN CARDEN, DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR, VOTERIDERS — JANUARY, 11, 2024 VoteRiders proudly works alongside thousands of partner organizations to bring free voter ID support to our nation’s most marginalized voters. Our partners include (but are not limited to) democracy groups, schools, and direct service providers, like Men of Nehemiah,…
Published:
By Jessica Hulett, Houston Regional Coordinator at VoteRiders, and Zuanny Ibarguen, Houston Organizer at VoteRiders — OCTOBER 13, 2023 [caption id="attachment_18065" align="alignleft" width="300"] University of Houston Freshman Kevin Song registers to vote at NextGen America’s registration drive Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in Houston. Yi-Chin Lee / Houston Chronicle Staff photographer[/caption] A…
Published:
BY EDEN VILLALOVAS, BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, WASHINGTON EXAMINER — NOVEMBER 7, 2023 Ohio student voters, who are set to vote on the protection of access to abortion services in the state and the legalization of marijuana Tuesday, are reporting they never received a mail-in ballot. “We're getting a large number of…
Published:
America’s voter ID law landscape is changing almost daily as we race toward the 2022 midterm elections. In state after state, legislators are proposing new or tougher ID rules for voters. It’s part of a larger trend. According to the Brennan Center, between January 1 and December 7, 2021, at…
Published:
Mercedes Daniels had given up on voting in Florida’s midterm elections. Even though she’d finally gotten her Florida ID to vote with the help of VoteRiders earlier this year, she was displaced by Hurricane Ian in late September and couldn’t afford to make it back to the polling place where…
Published:
Kathleen Unger is the nation’s foremost expert on voter ID. From 2010 to 2023, she was Of Counsel at Freeman Freeman & Smiley and has been selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2016-2024 editions of Best Lawyers in America®. Previously, Kathleen served as In-House Counsel and Vice President…
Published:
By Cesar Rios, Texas Turnout Community Field Organizer We must instill the importance of civic engagement in our youth community in the Rio Grande Valley. But we also know that confusing and changing laws around voting in Texas have created powerful barriers to the ballot box in recent years and…