State Republicans push new voting restrictions after Trump’s loss
JANUARY 24 — Republican legislators across the country are preparing a slew of new voting restrictions in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s defeat.
Read MoreJANUARY 6, 2021 — Kathleen Unger and her organization, VoteRiders, help to ensure onerous voter ID laws—which disproportionately disenfranchise people of color, low-income people, women and young people—don’t prevent voters from making their voices heard. — Published in Ms. Magazine Written by Roxy Szal and Katie Fleischer
Read MoreDECEMBER 19, 2020 — The duo, through their She Se Puede platform, will join a textbanking event on Saturday aimed at educating Georgia voters on the state’s strict voter ID laws in preparation for Jan. 5’s races. — Published in The Hollywood Reporter Written by Kirsten Chuba
Read MoreOCTOBER 29, 2020 — Laws on the mainland and bureaucratic breakdown on the island complicate voting for Floridians fleeing disaster. Fleeing environmental and economic devastation, an estimated 300,000 Puerto Ricans had decamped to the Alligator State by 2019, even before a wave of earthquakes racked their native island. — Published in The Daily Beast Written […]
Read MoreOCTOBER 23, 2020 — When Americans show up to the voting polls, more than likely, they will be asked to present identification. As simple as this request sounds, it isn’t always possible. There are a myriad of reasons why a legal registered voter might show up to the polls without a standard government-issued photo ID. […]
Read MoreOCTOBER 21, 2020 — Even in states with relatively relaxed and progressive voting rules, COVID-19 is complicating the act of casting a ballot in unexpected ways, and presenting challenges few could have foreseen outside the context of the pandemic. — Published in Talking Points Memo Written by Tierney Sneed
Read MoreOCTOBER 16, 2020 — VoteRiders helps people not only get the ID that they need for voting but also so they can live their lives. Because you need ID for everything: you need it for housing, you need it for jobs, you need it for driving. — Published in The Weekly Challenger Written by J.A. […]
Read MoreOctober 8, 2020 – Despite an anticipated surge in mail voting due to the Covid-19 pandemic, most voters will still be able to cast their ballots the old-fashioned way: by visiting their local polling place or other designated location on Election Day. — By Bloomberg Graphics
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