As one of the foremost election law experts in the country, you might think Professor Josh Douglas would be feeling gloomy these days. But his just-published book Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting is full of reasons to be optimistic about the bedrock principle of democracy – one […]
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Guest post by Joy Scott and Jason Scott-Sheets of Scott Public Relations – When planning his vacation this year, Ed Shapiro knew he would include a trip to Wisconsin from his home in Washington State. Why Wisconsin? That’s where Ed, a retired physician, found his way to support the democratic process he so respects by helping people […]
Read Moreby Kathleen Unger Published 3/2/2019 in Boston Globe: Letters Tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of eligible voters nationwide are so confused and intimidated that they will not vote, even though they have an acceptable ID (or do not know that none is needed in their state). Further, contrary to the National Bureau of Economic […]
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January 2019 – CENTRAL FLORIDA – Steven is a veteran of the United States Army from Seminole County, Florida. He met our Florida Coordinator, Jazlyn Gallego, at a Goodwill Job Fair. Steven approached Jazlyn to ask if he was now able to vote without his felony history being a barrier because of the passage of Amendment 4. […]
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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 all three documents to the […]
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November 2018 – ORLANDO, FL – See video below! Daniel Molina is a senior at the University of Central Florida. He is an active and enthusiastic voter who recently interned for a local campaign. He met our Florida Coordinator Jazlyn Gallego at a university voting event. Daniel’s FL state ID was expired, and his UCF […]
Read MoreFor Immediate Release: November 13, 2018 In 2018, VoteRiders Reached Tens of Millions of Americans, Directly Helped More than 35,000 Voters; Group Will Continue Mission in Runoff Races and Begin Preparing for a Consequential 2020 Election Season In an election season where close to 50 percent of eligible voters turned out, VoteRiders—the nation’s leading voter […]
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October 2018 – DELAND, FLORIDA – Michael Frank met VoteRiders at a Goodwill Job Connection Center Job Fair. He came ready with a social security card and birth certificate and asked if Jazlyn Gallego, our Florida Coordinator, could help him renew his expired ID to vote. Michael had previously registered to vote in New York […]
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53,000 Georgia voters have been placed on a “pending” list due to what may be trivial discrepancies with their voter registration paperwork. These voters’ eligibility has been called into question because their registration information didn’t exactly match what the state’s Department of Driver Services or the Social Security Administration offices have on file. 80% of the affected […]
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