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By Ryan Teague Beckwith August 21, 2020, 9:33 AM PDT Speakers at the Democratic National Convention this week had to walk a careful line between warning Joe Biden’s supporters of obstacles to voting and being so negative that they discourage participation. … Kathleen Unger, president of VoteRiders, a nonpartisan group that helps people meet voter […]
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Jun 2, 2020 This week, Maz Jobrani is joined by Kathleen Unger, founder and president of VoteRiders, who talks to us about the many hoops you have to jump through to vote, that women are still victims of voter suppression, and how you just can’t trust Congressmen in North Carolina.
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Alongside the forthcoming documentary about John Lewis by Participant and Magnolia Pictures, VoteRiders will educate and assist citizens with voter ID and encourage civic participation ATLANTA (June 19, 2020) – Our mission — and our very name — was inspired by true American heroes like Representative John Lewis and the Freedom Riders, who put everything on the […]
Read Moreby KATHLEEN UNGER Published 3/16/20 at Newsweek Our nation’s campaign season isn’t just kicking off. It’s mid-swing. And as we get closer to an incredibly consequential election day—one ultimately affecting local offices, state legislatures, governorships, Congress and the Senate, and the office of the president—we must recognize and address the storm on the horizon. Many […]
Read Moreby Kathleen Unger Published 3/2/2019 in Boston Globe: Letters Tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of eligible voters nationwide are so confused and intimidated that they will not vote, even though they have an acceptable ID (or do not know that none is needed in their state). Further, contrary to the National Bureau of Economic […]
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