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AUGUST 30 – "Democrats in Congress are considering a policy that was long unthinkable: a federal requirement that every American show identification before casting a ballot. But as the party tries to pass voting-rights legislation before the next election, it is ignoring a companion proposal that could ensure that a…
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LOS ANGELES (March 31, 2022) – Today, the nation’s leading voter ID education and assistance nonpartisan nonprofit has launched a National Voter ID Month of Action during April, in recognition of its 10 year anniversary. With states across America poised to pass almost two dozen new and stricter voter ID…
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[caption id="attachment_11400" align="alignright" width="225"] Ms. Williams with her grandson[/caption] 2022 has been an extremely difficult year for Rosari Williams, a 54-year-old Floridian who became houseless after losing her mother in January. While Ms. Wiliams received her mother’s inheritance, it remained locked away for several months. The reason: she didn’t have…
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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…
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Mary Schachtel Wright is a retired teacher with 40 years of experience in New York City and in Rhode Island. In 2003, she started a program with her grade 4 students called Go-Fourth, empowering them to reach out globally to become respectful of other cultures; the curriculum enabled children from…
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Several film and TV stars have already hosted VoteRiders events, and more featuring Jack Black and Sarah Silverman are coming up as the midterms quickly approach By Kyler Alvord Yvette Nicole Brown, Jack Black, Sarah Silverman. PHOTO: ROBIN L MARSHALL/GETTY, RANDY SHROPSHIRE/GETTY IMAGES FOR THE ART OF ELYSIUM, DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS/GETTY IMAGES…
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VoteRiders’ Digital Communications Coordinator, Erin Carden, speaks with the Georgia Muslim Voter Project’s Lead Field Canvass Organizer, Noor Al-Baghdadi, about the importance of working together to equip Georgia’s Muslim community with the knowledge and tools they need to feel empowered and make their voices heard at the ballot box. —…
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By Pamela Pearson, National Voter ID Assistance Director, North Carolina Voter ID Coalition Coordinator and Deputy General Counsel at VoteRiders — August 9, 2023 [caption id="attachment_16661" align="alignleft" width="225"] Alexander & Pam Pearson[/caption] Alexander reached out to VoteRiders in early June 2023 after hearing about our free ID services through Community Transitions,…
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Voter ID rules and requirements can be confusing to navigate. VoteRiders is here to help! This post is part of our series addressing some of the most common questions and challenges related to voter ID laws. Felon disenfranchisement — which is the legal practice of restricting or revoking the voting rights of…