Category: VoteRiders in the News

USA TODAY: SAVE Act makes it harder for Republicans to vote, too. Think they know that? | Opinion

Why are Republicans so hell-bent on keeping people away from polling places?

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: Wisconsin voted for a liberal justice and GOP voter ID measure. Why that's not surprising

About 63% of Wisconsin voters approved a Republican-led referendum to elevate the state’s voter ID law to the constitution. At the same time, 55% voted to elect a liberal justice to the Supreme Court, according to unofficial results. What gives?

SAN ANTONIO CURRENT: Shit Show Session: Texas faces real problems. Don’t expect the Lege to solve them.

While the Texas House and Senate are more unified than they have been in years, they’re still not likely to tackle the state’s toughest issues.

NEWS 5 CLEVELAND: Noncitizen voting is very rare in Ohio and America. Not having proof of citizenship isn’t.

With Republicans pushing a law requiring proof of citizenship to vote, new research shows that huge numbers in Ohio and elsewhere lack ready access to such documents.

AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN: Texas bill would require citizenship proof to vote. Why rights groups say it’s dangerous.

Senate Bill 16 would require voters to provide documents proving their citizenship to vote in state and local elections.

THE WASHINGTON POST: For many, proving U.S. citizenship to vote could be costly and difficult

A passport might be the most realistic option for the vast majority of Americans to prove citizenship to vote if Trump’s executive order were enforced.

DALLAS MORNING NEWS: Texas voters would have to prove citizenship under a state bill

New and current voters would have to provide documentation under the bill from Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola.

KVUE: Texas Senate panel hears testimony on bill that would require voters to prove their citizenship

Senate Bill 16 would apply to both new and currently registered voters, and restrict those without proof of citizenship to only voting in congressional elections.

WITF: Path forward for voter ID in Pa., as long as it “doesn’t disenfranchise”

Pennsylvanians want electoral reform. Voter ID’s political path forward will thread a needle.