Young people, people of color are less likely to have valid photo ID, showing potential impact of restrictive voter ID laws on these communities COLLEGE PARK, Md. – (April 13, 2023) – The University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE) and VoteRiders, the nation’s leading voting rights organization focused on ID education […]
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BY SYDNEY DAWES, SPRINGFIELD – APRIL 7, 2023 Groups work to help voters obtain required documents. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle locations will begin issuing free state ID cards to eligible people today, the same day the state’s new voting ID law takes effect. Voter advocacy groups continue to point to concerns surrounding Ohio’s voter […]
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BY NICK RAMOS – APRIL 5, 2023 Over the next several weeks, Ohioans will be heading to the polls for early voting ahead of the special and primary elections in May. Unfortunately, because of a new law that took effect on April 4, hundreds of thousands of voters from across the state now risk facing […]
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BY JAKE ZUCKERMAN, [email protected] — MARCH 29, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new state law takes effect next week requiring Ohioans to present a state-issued photo ID to vote, whether early or on Election Day. The effective date next week means the new law will apply to voters participating in local and county elections taking place this […]
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BY MADISON FERNANDEZ AND ZACH MONTELLARO — POLITICO PRO MORNING SCORE – MARCH 16, 2023 North Carolina’s state Supreme Court seems likely to allow a voter ID law in the state to go into effect, reversing a previous ruling from the same court after a years-long battle. In 2018, voters approved a constitutional amendment to […]
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By Sylvester Johnson III – VoteRiders National Volunteer Manager & Georgia Voter ID Coalition Coordinator Each year, Black History Month offers us countless opportunities to celebrate, mourn, reflect, honor, and re-evaluate. February is a time to recognize all that the trail-blazers of the past achieved and the great lengths we still have to go to […]
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BY: MASHA HAMILTON – MANAGING EDITOR, THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION — FEBRUARY 20, 2023 When a jobseeker shows up at the Waffle House in Columbus, Georgia, without an identity card, they call the Reverend Dr. Monica Spencer. They know her at the local crisis center. And in her doctor’s office, where she leaves her contact information. […]
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BY: NICK EVANS – JANUARY 17, 2023 The reaction was swift after Ohio instituted what critics call the “most restrictive” voter ID restrictions in the country. Already, a handful of organizations are suing to block to the new law. Others are gearing up to help Ohioans navigate the new reality by helping them get the IDs they need […]
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