Tag: voter ID laws

Struggling to Get a Driver’s License? Here’s How Nemecio Got Help Fast

After being incarcerated, Nemecio needed a Texas driver’s license. VoteRiders helped him get one in only a week, paving the way to employment and voting.

New Wisconsin Resident Votes in April 1st Election

When Laura contacted VoteRiders’ National Helpline on Saturday, March 29th, she imagined it would be unlikely that she would be able to vote in Wisconsin’s high-stakes election on April 1st because she didn’t have a Wisconsin state photo ID. Still, she wanted to start the process of getting one so that she would, at the […]

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: Wisconsin voted for a liberal justice and GOP voter ID measure. Why that's not surprising

About 63% of Wisconsin voters approved a Republican-led referendum to elevate the state’s voter ID law to the constitution. At the same time, 55% voted to elect a liberal justice to the Supreme Court, according to unofficial results. What gives?

SAN ANTONIO CURRENT: Shit Show Session: Texas faces real problems. Don’t expect the Lege to solve them.

While the Texas House and Senate are more unified than they have been in years, they’re still not likely to tackle the state’s toughest issues.

VoteRiders Denounces the Passage of Wisconsin’s Voter ID Constitutional Amendment, Warns of Lasting Harm to Voter Access

“Today’s vote marks a troubling setback for voting rights in Wisconsin, with voters opting to cement restrictive voter ID laws into the state constitution. Do not be fooled by misleading rhetoric: this measure will make it significantly harder to challenge or improve Wisconsin’s existing voter ID requirements, further entrenching barriers that disproportionately impact seniors, students, […]

NEWS 5 CLEVELAND: Noncitizen voting is very rare in Ohio and America. Not having proof of citizenship isn’t.

With Republicans pushing a law requiring proof of citizenship to vote, new research shows that huge numbers in Ohio and elsewhere lack ready access to such documents.

THE WASHINGTON POST: For many, proving U.S. citizenship to vote could be costly and difficult

A passport might be the most realistic option for the vast majority of Americans to prove citizenship to vote if Trump’s executive order were enforced.

Documentary proof of citizenship requirements are barriers to democracy, not guardrails

“The Executive Order signed yesterday by President Trump, which includes requiring that voters who use the federal voter registration form provide documentary proof of citizenship, is a direct attack on our democratic principles,” said Lauren Kunis, CEO and Executive Director of VoteRiders.

WITF: Path forward for voter ID in Pa., as long as it “doesn’t disenfranchise”

Pennsylvanians want electoral reform. Voter ID’s political path forward will thread a needle.