Category: VoteRiders in the News

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?

VOTEBEAT: Wisconsin voters to decide whether to put photo ID requirement in constitution

Wisconsin has long had a photo ID requirement for voting on its books — one of the strictest in the nation. This year, voters will decide whether to make it harder to weaken that requirement. The April 1 ballot contains a proposal that would enshrine the photo ID requirement in the state’s constitution. Republican lawmakers […]

SPLC: Ballot box barriers: Making elections accessible to all eligible voters

As Congress and the administration take office, understanding voter ID and proof-of-citizenship laws is crucial for lawmakers, media, and the public.

NEWSWEEK: US Election Marred by Confusion Over IDs

Calls to a voting rights helpline more than doubled on the day of the 2024 election compared to four years earlier, according to data exclusively supplied to Newsweek. Nonpartisan voting rights group VoteRiders said the number of voters who called or texted its helpline, which offers advice regarding the documents voters need to prove their […]

THE CHARGE: VoteRiders helps UCF students get involved this election cycle

BY ERNEST COOK, THE CHARGE — NOVEMBER 12, 2024 As UCF students rode into this election season, nonprofit organization VoteRiders helped students and the community stay informed. VoteRiders, as listed on its website, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on voter information. The organization operates in eight states and assists voters with gathering information and ID recovery assistance. Taylor Ashlyn, […]

ICT NEWS: Troubles at the ballot box: Tribal IDs often aren’t accepted

BY MARY ANNETTE PEMBER, ICT NEWS — NOVEMBER 5, 2024 Complaints surface across the U.S. on Election Day that valid tribal IDs can’t be used, advocates say. Voters who hoped to use their tribal identification cards to cast their ballots are hitting roadblocks across the country, with some being turned away at the polls, election […]

SPL CENTER: Indigenous people face voting obstacles from past and ongoing discrimination

BY RHONDA SONNENBERG, SENIOR STAFF WRITER, SPL CENTER — NOVEMBER 1, 2024 Lori Wise and her husband moved from her home state of Oklahoma to Georgia in 1999, but she did not learn of her paternal Ponca Nation ancestry until 2018, when she discovered the identity of her biological parents and met her biological father for […]

LAS VEGAS SUN: Nevadans deserve inclusive voting system

BY LAUREN KUNIS AND JACOB SOLIS — NOVEMBER 3, 2024 Across the country, anti-democracy groups and politicians are rolling back access to voting for Americans. This affects eligible voters on both sides of the aisle and our shared democracy. Since the last presidential election in 2020, 18 states have passed new or stricter voter ID […]

GEORGIA RECORDER: Georgians voting absentee urged by election officials to drop ballots off at county drop boxes

BY STANLEY DUNLAP, GEORGIA RECORDER — OCTOBER 29,2024 Metro Atlanta postal delivery hub plagued by delays. The political landscape has shifted greatly since the 2020 presidential election when a record number of Georgians voted absentee during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four years ago after Election Day, then-President Donald Trump and his Republican allies sparked a wildfire […]