Meet Kelly Leffler. Kelly lives in Chicago and started volunteering with VoteRiders in 2019. Kelly knew she needed to act after reading about thousands of people in her home state of Wisconsin who were unable to vote in 2016. She still proudly remembers casting her first ballot in Wisconsin as a college freshman in 1988 […]
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-Guest post by Michelle Bishop, MSW, Voting Rights Specialist with the National Disability Rights Network As the Voting Rights Specialist for the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), I coordinate voting rights initiatives in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other territories, as well as provide training and technical assistance to NDRN’s nationwide […]
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Art Credit: Gregg Deal for Amplifier As millions of Americans turned out to vote last week, our team was on the ground, on the phone, and online – helping guarantee that eligible voters could cast a ballot that counts. Three quick highlights from Election Day 2019: We distributed tens of thousands of Voter ID Information Cards and ensured that voters […]
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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 […]
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This is your friendly reminder that Tuesday is Election Day! In several states, voters are choosing their next governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and state legislators. Others are voting for local officials or amendments to their state constitutions. These elections have BIG implications for issues like election oversight (think: voter ID requirements, voter registration efforts, […]
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By Jazlyn Gallego, VoteRiders’ Florida Voter ID Coalition Coordinator By the time I met Patricia White at a voter education forum in New Smyrna Beach, she had been trying to obtain a state ID for 10 months. Since moving to Florida from Pennsylvania, she had been repeatedly turned away from the DMV. Like many married woman, Patricia’s […]
Read Moreby 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 […]
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A REAL ID is not required to vote in any state. However, in some states voters who want to renew or obtain a state photo ID or driver’s license (for voting or another purpose) have no choice but to go through the REAL ID process. VoteRiders is tracking the rollout of REAL ID across the […]
Read MoreIn this episode, Kristina and Allison of Independent Sector’s podcast “Voices For Good” discuss how racism continues to be a part of our politics, the advocacy efforts of Puerto Ricans, and the latest nonprofit policy topics including updates on a budget deal, 2020 census, political activity, and SNAP. Allison also talks to David Griggs, CEO […]
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