Category: VoteRiders in the News

THE ACORN: Voter ID laws are an impediment

A member of VoteRiders’ Board of Directors responds to the Jan. 23 Acorn letter advocating for adding new voter ID laws to California elections as a safeguard against fraud. As a member of VoteRiders’ Board of Advisors, I work with a nonpartisan nonprofit that helps eligible voters navigate ID requirements nationwide. Our on-the-ground experience since […]

MS NOW: The next attack on free and fair elections won’t look like Jan. 6

The U.S. isn’t ready for another attempt to undermine elections.

NPR: Trump's SAVE citizenship tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it's flagging U.S. citizens too

Anthony Nel, of Texas, has been a U.S. citizen for more than a decade and a regular voter for the past nine years, but he was flagged as a potential noncitizen and removed from the voter rolls after he did not respond to a county notice within 30 days.

OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL: Ohio voting rights groups urge Gov. DeWine to veto bill nixing absentee ballot grace period

Ohio voting rights advocates are urging Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a voting measure approved just before lawmakers left for the holidays. The bill, Ohio Senate Bill 293, eliminates a grace period for absentee ballots post-marked by Election Day to arrive by mail, which GOP lawmakers have been whittling away in recent years. Lawmakers also lumped […]

WABI5: Question 1 asks voters to implement Voter ID laws, change absentee voting

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – Election Day is one week away. On ballots next week includes an initiative attempting to implement voter ID laws and make changes to absentee voting.

WCTV: New driver’s licenses could cause voting problems in Florida, unless you update your registration

You can update your voter registration online at the Florida Division of Elections website.

TIME: Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order on Voter ID. Here’s What to Know

President Donald Trump said Saturday he would sign an Executive Order requiring voter identification for all U.S. elections, a move that will likely be challenged in court as unconstitutional.

DEMOCRACY DOCKET: States Investigated Noncitizen Voting. Big Surprise — The Results Don’t Match the Right’s Rhetoric

VoteRiders CEO and Executive Director discusses with Democracy Docket the unnecessary laws meant to “protect” us from nonexistent, noncitizen voting and ultimately result in the harming of eligible voters.

HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA: Texas bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration dies at end of session

Senate Bill 16, one of Republicans’ priority measures, failed to make it to the House floor before the regular session of the 89th Texas Legislature ended Monday.