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Dear John,

Today marks the beginning of VoteRiders' 10th Anniversary Month of Action!

We’re building a Rapid Response Fund to help voters overcome even stricter voter ID laws in Texas, Georgia, and Florida. We’re already seeing their devastating impact, so NOW is the time to act.

* Texas: The VoteRiders team educated and assisted voters ahead of last month’s disastrous Texas Primary Election. We saw, firsthand, mass disenfranchisement due to the new voter ID law with huge increases in rejected vote-by-mail ballots. For instance, in Harris County (Houston) the rejection rate of mail-in ballots increased by a whopping 650%. In 2018 just 2% of mail in ballots were rejected versus 13% in 2022.

* Georgia: As the May 24 Primary Election approaches, we are racing to ensure voters have the ID they need to confirm their identity for absentee voting. Georgia now requires voters to provide their driver's license or state ID number or an acceptable form of voter ID when applying for an absentee ballot. Similar rules (plus the option of adding the last four digits of their Social Security number) apply when returning their ballots. Georgia’s new requirements and the accompanying confusion could easily replicate the mess in Texas.


* Florida: The August 23 Primary is the first major election since the enactment of a law that mirrors the new Texas requirements for mail-in ballot applications. We can see the storm coming. We need to prepare the hundreds of thousands of at-risk voters, who also must have an acceptable ID – just as in Texas and Georgia - to vote in person, to make sure they’re ready and confident.

Please stand with us TODAY so your support can have the most significant impact in these critical midterm elections!

And what’s more, if you donate to this Campaign, your tax-deductible gift will be matched by a generous VoteRiders supporter who will donate a dollar for every dollar we raise up to $10,000!

DONATE TO THE RAPID RESPONSE FUND NOW [voteriders.org]

The support you provide VoteRiders is making a very real difference in people’s lives.

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Nemea Hall lost his driver's license and didn’t know how to replace it since he also needed his Social Security card and birth certificate. His distress was not only a problem for voting, but also led to frequent delays when he traveled for work. Nemea attended a VoteRiders Voter ID Clinic at Maxey Community Center in Florida, where our staff made a DMV appointment for him and helped him secure all the required documentation. On the day of his appointment at the DMV, Nemea was really happy and grateful for his new driver’s license, saying “Thank you so much for your help. I will finally be able to get to work on time. I will spread the word about how VoteRiders helped me get my driver's license.”

Thank YOU so much for your support in celebrating VoteRiders’ 10th Anniversary and making sure we’re able to preserve and strengthen our democracy this year – and for the next decade.

With my sincere gratitude,
Kathleen Unger, Founder and President

VoteRiders
171 Pier Avenue #313
Santa Monica, CA 90405
United States

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