Tag: Voter ID

Halfway through 2023, Voter ID Laws Are on the Rise. Here’s How VoteRiders Is Protecting Our Democracy.

By Ceridwen Cherry, VoteRiders Legal Director — June 28, 2023 As VoteRiders’ new Legal Director, I’m tasked with monitoring changes to voter ID laws in states around the country so that we can provide continuously updated and accurate information to voters and our thousands of partner organizations. Here’s the bad news: I’ve been really busy […]

North Carolina Resident Can Finally Secure Housing With New Copy of Birth Certificate

JUNE 22, 2023 Thirty-eight-year-old Shakeena Benton didn’t know what to do. After fleeing an abusive relationship and becoming homeless in Charlotte, North Carolina, she finally found safety at a domestic violence shelter run by Safe Alliance. But without a copy of her birth certificate to put on file, she was unable to apply for low-income […]

How Barriers to ID Impact Different Communities and Restrict Democracy

BY MOVEMENT ADVANCEMENT PROJECT Identity documents (IDs), like driver’s licenses and birth certificates, are common and vital parts of everyday life and civic engagement. Yet, clear system-level failures make it too difficult for many people to get and maintain accurate IDs. These challenging obstacles can turn to real harm for people of all backgrounds—and especially […]

Everything You Need to Know About North Carolina's Reinstated Voter ID Law & How VoteRiders is Supporting North Carolinians

VoteRiders Digital Communications Coordinator Erin Carden speaks with VoteRiders National Voter ID Assistance Director & North Carolina Voter ID Coalition Coordinator Pamela Pearson about the North Carolina Supreme Court’s recent ruling to reinstate the state’s 2018 voter ID law, what this means for voters, and what VoteRiders is doing to make sure North Carolinians are informed […]

‘I Have Everything I Need Now’ Says Georgia Voter

If there is one thing to learn from Denise Ellis, it’s that laughter yoga can help you cope with stressful situations – like being at the DMV. Denise is a sixty-nine-year-old laughter yoga instructor who needed a new driver’s license when she moved to Columbus, Georgia, in 2021. Unfortunately, her experience at the DMV reflects […]

Facing South: N.C. Supreme Court sets up tight timeline to implement voter ID

BY MAYDHA DEVARAJAN — MAY 12, 2023 In less than four months, voters in some of North Carolina’s biggest cities will be preparing for local elections. In addition to checking that they’re properly registered and researching the issues and candidates, North Carolinians this year will also have to ensure they comply with a new voter identification […]

‘My New ID is Like My Freedom Papers’ Says Ohio Returning Citizen

After thirty-two and a half years in prison, Willie Florence needed an Ohio state ID so he could apply for a job, secure housing, and begin to rebuild his life again at the age of fifty-one. And with Ohio recently enacting one of the nation’s strictest voter ID laws, he also needed an ID to […]

Dayton Daily News: First election under Ohio’s new voter ID law is Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know

BY SYDNEY DAWES — APRIL 30, 2023 The May 2 primary and special election will be the first in Ohio since the state’s new voter ID law came into effect, requiring all registered voters to show a state-approved photo ID to cast their ballots. The new voting law went into effect this month, creating multiple […]

Turning Out Young Voters in the Rio Grande Valley

By Cesar Rios, Texas Turnout Community Field Organizer We must instill the importance of civic engagement in our youth community in the Rio Grande Valley. But we also know that confusing and changing laws around voting in Texas have created powerful barriers to the ballot box in recent years and that youth are particularly hard-hit. […]