VoteRiders
Voter ID laws could deny millions of American citizens their right to vote. VoteRiders helps voters get the ID information and documents needed to make their voices heard at the ballot box. VoteRiders is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. Founded in 2012, our programs include: 1) Voter ID Assistance: Helping eligible voters every step of the way to get the ID they need to vote, Including information and practical assistance with transportation, documentation, and costs of securing ID to vote. 2) Voter ID Education and Outreach: We inform people about voter ID requirements and clarify the widespread confusion about voter ID , its relationship to voter registration, and other voting rights issues. 3) On-the-Ground Partnerships: We partner with local organizations to identify, inform and help voters with voter ID, especially those most at risk of losing their right to vote. 4) Volunteer Programs: Our volunteers help spread the word about voter ID laws via virtual text-banking, letter-writing, phone calls, and more. They also are trained to support our Helpline and Chatbot operations and to help voters obtain ID. For questions or help obtaining ID, please call or text our toll-free Voter ID Helpline: 844-338-8743 or visit VoteRiders.org.www.voteriders.org
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Sep 11, 2026
Harold PhillipsHOST
Then on the Valley Labor Report, Jacob and Adam talk with UAW representatives about what a genuinely pro-worker trade policy would look like.
Patrick DixonHOST
And with Election Day approaching, VoteRiders' Celine Gomez joins the Cafecito Del Día to discuss voter protection, voter ID requirements, misinformation, and what to do if you run into trouble at the polls.
Chris GarlockHOST
That is a wrap for this week's Labor Radio Podcast Weekly.
Harold PhillipsHOST
Find links to every show at laborradionetwork.org and follow hashtag Labor Radio Pod on all the socials.
Stacey AbramsGUEST
They've been at this for a long time, but we know what they're doing, so we know how to fight back.
Stacey AbramsGUEST
There's a group called VoteRiders.
Stacey AbramsGUEST
VoteRiders is out there helping people get the IDs they need, find the identification and the information.
Stacey AbramsGUEST
We shouldn't have to do it, and we can be righteously indignant about it, but we also need to be smart about it and start getting it done.
Stacey AbramsGUEST
Vote by mail, they will not change it if enough people say, "If you do this to me, I will remember you, and I will make certain you do not get my vote again." We have to start pushing back, but we also have to start calling out the leaders who are saying that this is okay.
Stacey AbramsGUEST
Go all the way down the ballot because it's state legislators and county commissioners and city council members and school board members who are going to decide exactly what changes affect us.
Stacey AbramsGUEST
The SAVE Act is their efficiency attempt at voter suppression, but the SHIELD Act and what's happening in Michigan and across the country, that's their attempt to localize voter suppression, and we have to say no.
Katie ParisHOST
Okay, first of all, uh, uh, VoteRiders, Cheri, just so you know, is very active in Michigan, so definitely connect with them.
Pam PearsonGUEST
Sure, I'd be happy to.
Pam PearsonGUEST
So VoteRiders was founded in 2012 by Kathleen Unger, who saw a gap evolving as state legislatures started passing the first of what became many voter ID laws.
Pam PearsonGUEST
Lots of organizations jumping in, seeing the problem.
Pam PearsonGUEST
helping make sure people were registered to vote, but no one really stepping into the space that she saw as primary, which was helping make sure that people who lived in those states with a voter ID rule actually had an acceptable ID for voting.
Pam PearsonGUEST
And we're not ignoring that possibility.
Pam PearsonGUEST
But in many cases, the rules are so strict that makes it very, very difficult for people who aren't familiar with the rules, who don't have assistance to explain, especially that have access to the Internet and are comfortable looking at websites and trying to figure it out.
Pam PearsonGUEST
And that's where VoteRiders comes in.
Pam PearsonGUEST
We have a great website which has lots of information on all the states, especially the states with voter ID rules, and also tells people how they can reach out to us for help if they need it.
Lauren KunisGUEST
wild executive and unconstitutional order on voting by mail is legal it's just about timing it's not about power um so here's the deal um you know this ruling will most likely not change anything um but the clock is running out we have less than 70 days to go the most important thing every single eligible voter can do is make a plan to vote make that plan to go vote early and do it and bring all of your friends with you.
Lauren KunisGUEST
So at VoteRiders, we run a voter ID helpline.
Lauren KunisGUEST
As soon as this ruling came out, people started calling and texting, repeating back misinformation and panic.
Lauren KunisGUEST
So what every single person needs to do is just make sure that people are making a plan to vote and they're not unnecessarily intimidated or deterred by all of the news coming out of this.
Lauren KunisGUEST
Rick, I think you once told me that this confusion is a feature It's not a bug.
Lauren KunisGUEST
Your words, not mine.
Lauren KunisGUEST
At Vote Writers, go to our website, votewriters.org slash vote.
Lauren KunisGUEST
You can find out what ID you need to register, what ID you need to vote, when polls are open, what's on the ballot.
Stacey AbramsHOST
Many states, including North Carolina, will have new or stricter photo voter identification laws in 2026.
Stacey AbramsHOST
And VoteRiders helps people make appointments to get the right kind of photo ID and covers the cost.
Stacey AbramsHOST
Visit voteriders.org to get involved by volunteering or donating.
Stacey AbramsHOST
And last, let's do some good.