Category: VoteRiders in the News

Katherine De Peña, left, a field organizer in charge of Make The Road Pennsylvania's voter registration program, and her colleague Mayra Del Toro wait to greet eligible voters in Spanish outside a CTown supermarket in Reading, Pa.
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NPR: Why there's a long-standing voter registration gap for Latinos and Asian Americans

BY HANSI LO WANG, NRP — APRIL 2, 2024 In a pivotal election year, U.S. democracy continues to face a persistent challenge among the country’s electorate — gaps in voter registration rates between white eligible voters and eligible voters of color. For years, the shares of Black, Asian and Latino citizens age 18 or […]

Tens of of millions of voters of all parties could face issues with accessing the ballot box this fall because of the rising use of voter ID laws, UMD researchers say.

Maryland Today: New Voter ID Laws May Stop Millions From Participating in 2024 Election, UMD-Led Survey Finds

Young Adults, People of Color Most Likely to Lack Current Government-Issued Photo ID BY RACHAEL GRAHAME ’17, MARYLAND TODAY — MARCH 26, 2024 A wave of state voter-identification laws threatens to prevent a massive number of Americans from casting their ballot in the 2024 presidential election, according to a recent University of Maryland-led survey. The first […]

CityBeat Guest Commentary: VoteRiders Helps Ohioans Receive the Proper Identification to Vote

In a country so rich in diversity in so many ways, these increasingly restrictive rules for acquiring a state ID threaten to disenfranchise a substantial number of citizens who want to vote. BY SHELLY JARRETT BROMBERG, VOTERIDERS VOLUNTEER — MARCH 7, 2024 “Family friendly.” Whenever I hear this term, I immediately think of the many citizens […]

An election worker verifies a ballot on a screen inside the Maricopa County Recorder's Office, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge mostly upholds Arizona proof-of-citizenship voting laws

While the judge allowed the laws to stay on the books, she did strike down certain provisions, including those requiring voters to put their birthplace on registration forms. JOE DUHOWNIK, COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE, MARCH 1, 2024 PHOENIX (CN) — Arizona can require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, a […]

North Carolina last year was among 14 states to enact new voting restrictions in the name of election security. Chris Kenning/USA TODAY

USA TODAY: In North Carolina, vote will be a test of new, tighter election laws — and of voters' faith

BY CHRIS KENNING, USA TODAY, MARCH 1, 2024 DURHAM, N.C. — On the last Sunday of February, a sea of sharp suits and dresses flowed out of St. Joseph AME Church. Worship was over, but early balloting in North Carolina’s primary election was still open. It was time to vote. The congregation had been fired […]

NC Newsline: Helping people with disabilities in NC obtain IDs for voting

BY: LYNN BONNER, NC NEWSLINE, FEBRUARY 29, 2024 People with disabilities are far less likely than non-disabled people to have drivers licenses, the most common type of photo ID people use in states requiring ID to vote. Nationally, 20% of people who self-identified as having a disability don’t have a drivers license, according to a survey […]

Democracy Docket: New Research Ahead of 2024 Confirms Voter ID Laws Impact Millions

BY CERIDWEN CHERRY, LEGAL DIRECTOR, VOTERIDERS, FEBRUARY 14, 2024 When Americans head to the polls this year, voters in 38 states — more than ever before — will have to confront a maze of voter ID laws that request or require a specific form of identification to cast a ballot that counts. Throughout my career […]

Forbes: Young People Are Fighting Back Against Voter ID Restrictions

BY LAUREN KUNIS, BRAND CONTRIBUTOR, CIVIC NATION, BRANDVOICE — DECEMBER 7, 2023 As a student at Arizona State University, 24-year-old Rebecca Tindle wanted to vote in the community where she attended school. But when she tried, she was frustrated that she couldn’t use her student ID to vote and by the constant questioning she received […]

Forbes: Celebrating Student Voting Champions On College Campuses

BY CATHERINE FISH, CIVIC NATION, BRAND CONTRIBUTOR — NOVEMBER 15, 2023 This week, the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) celebrated and recognized colleges and universities as well as students, faculty and staff, presidents and chancellors, coaches, partner organizations, and election officials for their nonpartisan efforts to engage college students in the 2022 midterm elections. These […]