Tag: VoteRiders

‘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 […]

Votebeat: A GOP lawyer said it’s too easy for young people to vote. It isn’t.

BY CARRIE LEVINE — MAY 1, 2023 Barriers including lines & voter ID laws present challenges for young voters Good morning, Longtime lawyer Cleta Mitchell, a leader in the conservative effort to shape election laws across the country, spoke to an audience of major GOP donors last month. She took direct aim at how easy […]

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. […]

‘It’s a Very Rewarding Way to Volunteer,’ Says Florida VoteRiders Volunteer

Like many Americans, Helen Peeples secured her first government-issued identification, a driver’s license, when she first learned how to drive at just 16 years old. But this is not the reality for millions of other Americans. As of 2020, nearly 29 million voting-age U.S. citizens lacked a non-expired driver’s license. And recent reports reveal that […]

VoteRiders Pushes Back Against Barriers to the Ballot Affecting Over 56k Returning Citizens in North Carolina

By Sabrina Mommers, VoteRiders North Carolina Organizer VoteRiders encourages voter participation and helps Americans overcome barriers to the ballot by educating them about voter ID laws and assisting those in need of an ID to vote in communities across the nation. As VoteRiders’ North Carolina Organizer, my main responsibility is helping clients secure identification and […]

The Daily Record Letter: There is help available to navigate Ohio's new photo ID law

BY KATHY HELMUTH, WOOSTER – PRESIDENT, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WAYNE COUNTY. APRIL 13, 2023 The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting a healthy democracy. One of our activities is to bring information to voters about candidates, and about the voting process. To this end, the League of Women Voters […]

New Analysis: Millions of Americas Lack Forms of ID that are Increasingly required to Vote

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 […]

Dayton Daily News: Ohio BMV locations to begin issuing free state ID cards today as new voting law starts

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 […]