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VoteRiders Florida Super Volunteer Iris Johnston tells VoteRiders’ Digital Communications Coordinator about her inspiration for becoming a VoteRiders volunteer, her work assisting voters at the DMV, and the meaningful impact VoteRiders is having on American lives and our democracy — January 23, 2024. Tell me about yourself. Aside from volunteering…
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BY JUSTIN UDO, KYW NEWSRADIO — APRIL 30, 2024 [caption id="attachment_20395" align="alignleft" width="300"] Signs greet voters at a polling place on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. Photo credit Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images[/caption] PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — As voter ID laws continue to change around the country, at least…
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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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By Haley BeMiller - The Columbus Dispatch Under the new rules, Ohioans must present a photo ID when they vote in person Bank statement, utility bill, paycheck or government documents will no longer be accepted Questions raised if county veteran IDs will count Ohio's new election law that takes effect this…
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BY ERIN CARDEN, DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR, VOTERIDERS — MARCH 8, 2024 [caption id="attachment_19392" align="alignleft" width="225"] Annette Pereira[/caption] It had been years since fifty-seven-year-old Annette Pereira had an Ohio ID. “I didn’t have all the paperwork I needed to get one,” she explained. To secure identification, Annette first needed a copy…
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After more than two years as an Arizona State University student, 24-year-old Rebecca Tindle was tired of getting questioned whenever she tried to vote with her out-of-state ID. Arizona law permits a voter to use an out-of-state ID as long as they also have another ID with an address that…
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[caption id="attachment_12922" align="alignright" width="266"] Eric and Pam show off Eric's new ID card.[/caption] When Eric’s boss offered him a promotion, he never thought an expired ID would cost him the offer — and his job. But that’s what happened to Eric, a young man who moved to North Carolina and…
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A REAL ID is not required to vote in any state. However, in some states voters who want to renew or obtain a state photo ID or driver's license (for voting or another purpose) have no choice but to go through the REAL ID process. VoteRiders is tracking the rollout…
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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…