Originally posted in 2022, we’re re-sharing this article in the wake of Hurricane Idalia. Our Florida team, Eli Garcia, and many wonderful volunteers are available to help people replace lost documents, make DMV appointments, and obtain the IDs they need to vote in Florida ahead of the 2024 presidential election. To prepare for Hurricane Idalia, […]
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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 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: 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. […]
Read MoreDear friends, At VoteRiders, we’ve long been aware of the damaging impact that voter ID laws have on our democracy – to say nothing of voters. An estimated 25 million voting-age Americans lack current, government-issued photo ID and may be unable to exercise their freedom to vote as a result. Many millions more are disenfranchised […]
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Georgia has some of the strictest voter ID laws in the country, and they became even stricter following the passage of a new voting law in 2021. For this reason, the Peach State has been a priority for VoteRiders the entire year and for many years before that. And ahead of this week’s U.S. Senate […]
Read MoreWAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Michael Meeropol OCTOBER 7, 2022 — I live in New York State. It is a safe blue state. I have to travel out of state to work to elect Democrats who are the gate keepers against the MAGA fascists taking over Congress and Governors’ offices. There are people of my generation […]
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By The National Voter Education Week Steering Committee OCTOBER 5, 2022 — Companies have traditionally considered the interests of customers, shareholders and employees as distinct. Now, some are breaking down these categories and engaging with their full audience as a united group, with a common interest: voters. And this has never been more important. In […]
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