Category: VoteRiders in the News

Appeals court: Florida can bar ex-felons from voting until they pay up

September 11, 2020 – A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Florida can bar ex-felons from voting if they owe court fines or fees associated with their convictions, even if they are unable to pay. — By Steve Patrick,Kent Justice, Mary Baer Published in News4Jax

How to vote if you've moved in the past 6 months

September 9, 2020 – If you just permanently moved, you should register to vote in your new state and make sure you have the necessary identification if your state requires ID to vote. — By Grace Panetta Published in Business Insider

Democrats Tiptoe Around How Loudly to Sound Alarm on Voting Risk

August 21, 2020 – Speakers at the Democratic National Convention this week had to walk a careful line between warning Joe Biden’s supporters of obstacles to voting and being so negative that they discourage participation. — By Ryan Teague Beckwith Published in Bloomberg News: Election 2020

Back to School with Maz Jobrani - featuring VoteRiders

https://youtu.be/yyuf6olZAIE Jun 2, 2020 This week, Maz Jobrani is joined by Kathleen Unger, founder and president of VoteRiders, who talks to us about the many hoops you have to jump through to vote, that women are still victims of voter suppression, and how you just can’t trust Congressmen in North Carolina.

VoteRiders 2020 Public Service Announcements

'We can’t afford to wait': coronavirus could shut out droves of new US voters

by Sam Levine Thu 23 Apr 2020 06.00 EDT Covid-19 is severely curbing voter registration across the US – which could have huge consequences in November In a typical election year, canvassers across the country would be beginning to fan out on street corners, college campuses, concerts and rallies to pepper Americans with a simple […]

Coronavirus, 2020 Election and the New ID Laws Are Brewing a Perfect Storm. Are We Prepared?

by KATHLEEN UNGER Published 3/16/20 at Newsweek Our nation’s campaign season isn’t just kicking off. It’s mid-swing. And as we get closer to an incredibly consequential election day—one ultimately affecting local offices, state legislatures, governorships, Congress and the Senate, and the office of the president—we must recognize and address the storm on the horizon. Many […]

Is America a democracy? If so, why does it deny millions the vote?

by Ankita Rao, voting rights editor in New York, Pat Dillon in Madison, Wisconsin, Kim Kelly in Philadelphia, and Zak Bennett in Miami Beach, Florida 11/7/2019 Voter suppression as a tactic – from strict ID laws to closing polling places to purging voter rolls – is deliberately making it hard for minority communities in America […]

¿Vives en un estado en el que tienes que presentar ID para votar?

by MÍLITZA ZÚPAN Published 9/24/2019 at Univision Noticias “Hay más de 25 millones de personas en Estados Unidos que están en edad de votar, son ciudadanos, y no tienen una ID con fotografía del gobierno, no tienen una ID del estado. Sabemos que es un problema porque si tenemos tanta gente elegible para votar pero no […]