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Democrats Tiptoe Around How Loudly to Sound Alarm on Voting Risk

August 21, 2020 – Speakers at the Democratic National Convention this week had to walk a careful line between warning Joe Biden’s supporters of obstacles to voting and being so negative that they discourage participation. — By Ryan Teague Beckwith Published in Bloomberg News: Election 2020

Voter ID News: “Can I Vote Using An Expired ID?”

This week’s question: My driver’s license is expired – can I still use it to vote in the November election? Answer: As usual, that depends. Some states allow voters who need ID to cast their ballot (either at the polls or absentee) to use an ID that has expired. But each state is different, so […]

What Documentation Does a Wisconsin Student Need to Vote?

On June 29, 2020, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided various election issues in the state of Wisconsin. One of the requirements under consideration involved student IDs. The state of Wisconsin enacted a strict photo ID law in 2011 which, after much litigation, went into effect in 2015. In […]

PRESS RELEASE: John Lewis “Good Trouble” Voting Rights Campaign

Alongside the forthcoming documentary about John Lewis by Participant and Magnolia Pictures, VoteRiders will educate and assist citizens with voter ID and encourage civic participation ATLANTA (June 19, 2020) – Our mission — and our very name — was inspired by true American heroes like Representative John Lewis and the Freedom Riders, who put everything on the […]

Voter ID Story: Carlos in Florida

Carlos reached out to VoteRiders when he relocated to Florida after earthquakes destroyed his home in Puerto Rico.

Voter ID News – Week Of June 15, 2020

With the second Super Tuesday behind us, we have a preview of what an election might look like in November: long lines, malfunctioning voting machines, not enough ballots, and the outcome of many races not determined on election night due to absentee ballots. Needless to say, there is no shortage of news regarding voting and […]

Voter ID News – Week Of June 8, 2020

We had our first “Super Tuesday” of the pandemic last week, with eight states and DC voting on June 2. All of those states except Indiana allowed any registered voters to vote by mail, and the turnout numbers show the strong preference voters have in these times to vote safely from home. This week’s question: […]

Back to School with Maz Jobrani - featuring VoteRiders

https://youtu.be/yyuf6olZAIE Jun 2, 2020 This week, Maz Jobrani is joined by Kathleen Unger, founder and president of VoteRiders, who talks to us about the many hoops you have to jump through to vote, that women are still victims of voter suppression, and how you just can’t trust Congressmen in North Carolina.