Category: VoteRiders in the News

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.

NPR: A Republican-backed bill would upend voter registration. Here are 8 things to know

Congressional Republicans are pushing a bill that would make sweeping changes to voter registration, including requiring those signing up to present documents proving U.S. citizenship. But tens of millions of Americans say they don’t have easy access to such documents, and critics say the proposal would dramatically depress voter participation.

19th NEWS: An effort to block non-citizens from voting could impact married women, too

Voting rights groups say the SAVE Act — which aims to stop something that’s already illegal — would create a barrier for millions of Americans who have changed their legal name.

365 AMPLIFIED: Justice, Health, and Voter Rights — The Week in Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Voter ID Constitutional Amendment – Special guest Jake Spence, Wisconsin State Director of VoteRiders, joins the conversation to discuss the constitutional amendment on the April ballot that would entrench voter ID laws in the state. The discussion covers how voter ID laws disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, and Latino voters, young people, and low-income communities. […]

FACTCHECK.ORG: Will SAVE Act Prevent Married Women from Registering to Vote?

Question: Is it true that under the SAVE Act married women will not be able to register to vote if their married name doesn’t match their birth certificate?