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Turned away at her polling place because of an expired ID in 2020, Joan Scott turned to VoteRiders recently for help getting an ID so she can vote in upcoming elections. "Freedom of speech is important to me,” Joan said, recalling how she felt when Florida poll workers sent her…
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If you haven’t heard or experienced it yet, 2022 is a consequential civic year. And businesses have an important role to play this midterm season. According to the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer, business is once again reported to be the most trusted institution in our society. In fact, 74% of…
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By Roy Speckhardt, Development Director — FEBRUARY 12, 2024 Following a months-long process, VoteRiders is thrilled to announce its receipt of a one-time landmark gift from renowned philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The unrestricted grant represents the largest single donation VoteRiders has received in its nearly 12-year history, and is a powerful…
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Art Credit: Gregg Deal for Amplifier As millions of Americans turned out to vote last week, our team was on the ground, on the phone, and online – helping guarantee that eligible voters could cast a ballot that counts. Three quick highlights from Election Day 2019: We distributed tens of thousands of Voter ID…
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New Hampshire asks you to show photo ID to vote in person. If you can’t get an accepted photo ID, there is another way to confirm your identity. Most voters do not need a copy of their ID to vote by mail in New Hampshire.
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In several states, new legislation and ongoing litigation put voter ID laws in motion last month. Some of these changes will affect who can vote in November, although key details are still to be determined. Here’s a roundup of recent developments and why they matter: Kentucky Kentucky already requires voters to…
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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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By Jazlyn Gallego, VoteRiders’ Florida Voter ID Coalition Coordinator By the time I met Patricia White at a voter education forum in New Smyrna Beach, she had been trying to obtain a state ID for 10 months. Since moving to Florida from Pennsylvania, she had been repeatedly turned away from the DMV.…
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September 2018 - ARIZONA - Lily (not her real name) fled Wyoming after a divorce from an abusive marriage. She moved to Arizona with an expired Wyoming driver’s license. Her birth certificate and Social Security card bear her maiden name, and her expired Wyoming license shows her married name. She took…