Hey!
It’s Dan Pfeiffer, former senior advisor to President Obama, though you might know me better from my current gig co-hosting "Pod Save America."
Look, the only way our democracy works is if every voter is able to cast their ballot unimpeded. No barriers, no intimidation, no shame, no fear.
Voter ID laws can be an enormous barrier. Getting an accepted form of voter ID can be difficult, expensive, and time-consuming — especially if you don’t have transportation or disposable income. Why should losing your birth certificate or getting your wallet stolen mean you forfeit your right to vote?
Of course, it shouldn’t, and that’s where VoteRiders can help.
VoteRiders is doing the practical, time-consuming, and enormously helpful work of letting every voter know whether or not they need an ID to vote and then helping them get that ID if they don’t have it. They work with voters tracking down paperwork, making appointments, arranging transportation, and just being a supportive presence in a process that can be frustrating and dehumanizing.
There is no other organization serving this need on this scale. And because the people they’re working with are often low-frequency voters, they serve a part of the electorate many other organizations ignore.
The stakes of this election are too high to let anyone be turned away. I hope you’ll consider donating whatever amount you can to VoteRiders today as they work to reach millions of voters in these final weeks. They even have a matching donor who is currently doubling all gifts through Election Day, so your gift will reach twice as many voters.
