Category: VoteRiders in the News

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Takes On Grassroots Voter Engagement Through New Initiative with VoteRiders

BridgeTogether is intended to fund organizations that are taking up the mantle of connecting with existing voters as well as disengaged or new ones.

Florida League of Women Voters partners with VoteRiders

SEPTEMBER 27 – “Florida’s new law establishes new identification procedures for vote-by-mail. Those who want to register must provide a driver’s license, state ID, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. ‘Not everybody has those things. Certainly we know that you have to wait in line, it’s time resources, it’s financial resources. […]

The Obvious Voting-Rights Solution That No Democrat Will Propose

AUGUST 30 – “Democrats in Congress are considering a policy that was long unthinkable: a federal requirement that every American show identification before casting a ballot. But as the party tries to pass voting-rights legislation before the next election, it is ignoring a companion proposal that could ensure that a voter-ID law leaves no one […]

Democrats Are Now Open To New Voter ID Rules. It Probably Won't Win Over The GOP

AUGUST 28 –”Between the impact on nonwhite voters and the absence of widespread voter fraud, Democrats have not been shy about describing voter ID laws as racist and disenfranchising…But after a decade of taking their case directly to the American people, it appears Democrats may be softening that stance because the American people don’t seem […]

Why You Can’t Out-Organize Voter Suppression

AUGUST 2 – “Both nonpartisan and partisan groups have been trying to [‘out-organize voter suppression’] for years, or in some cases decades. And while they agree it may be possible to ‘out-organize voter suppression,’ it takes an intensive amount of resources and time that could otherwise be directed toward other efforts.”

Voter ID laws are probably here to stay. What can be done about it?

JULY 29 – Despite the fact that they’re expensive and useless, voter ID laws aren’t going anywhere, unless the Senate abolishes the filibuster and passes the For the People Act, or the Supreme Court decides to prioritize voter accessibility instead of lies about fraud. Even without that divine intervention, there are still options for politicians, […]

Here’s How You Can Take Action To Protect Voting Rights

JULY 27 – Whether you live in a state that’s at the center of the voting rights fight, or you are elsewhere in the country and want to ensure that everyone’s vote counts, we’ve gathered the most urgent volunteer opportunities in one place. In the months leading up to fall elections and next year’s midterms, […]

Voter ID laws pose significant barriers to transgender voters

JUNE 15 – To help trans and nonbinary voters navigate these rules, and in honor of Pride Month, HeadCount has partnered with VoteRiders to launch #TransPeopleVote. The initiative is part of the larger “Vote With Pride” campaign, aimed at supporting all LGBTQ voters.

Georgia absentee ID law has outsized impact on Black and metro voters

JUNE 1 – “Over 272,000 registered voters don’t have a driver’s license or state ID on file with election officials, meaning they’d have to submit additional documents to vote by mail under Georgia’s new voting law, state election records show.”