Dear John,
When Barbara’s license expired, she wasn’t able to renew it easily like she had many times before over the 50 years she’d lived in Texas. Because of a change in state law, Barbara now needed to show a number of identity documents, including her birth certificate.
“I thought, ‘Are you kidding me?’ ” she recounted. “I had to show them all these documents when I first moved here in 1975, and now all of a sudden they want these documents again!”
The problem was that she had lost her birth certificate since she first needed it in 1975. She was also experiencing medical issues, and she didn’t have access to reliable transportation after her car was damaged in a hurricane.
With an expired ID, Barbara couldn’t order groceries or receive medical care. She was also turned away from voting. “I vote in every election,” she told us. “It hurt so bad when they turned me away.”
Barbara was finally connected to VoteRiders when she received medical care at a Texas clinic that partners with us. VoteRiders’ Houston Regional Director, Jessica, personally called the Delaware Public Archives office to request a copy of Barbara’s birth certificate, then worked with her to schedule multiple appointments and transportation to and from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The whole process took weeks, but VoteRiders never stopped helping Barbara get her ID. Not only that, we covered every fee and transportation cost , because we believe cost should never be a barrier to voting.
Starting at $35, you can cover the cost of securing vital documents (such as an ID or birth certificate) for a voter like Barbara. Make your gift before the end of the year and a group of donors will MATCH it!
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“VoteRiders really helped me because I’m living in poverty,” Barbara explained. “I’m just really thankful that VoteRiders is out there because there are definitely barriers to people being able to vote.”
We’re proud to help Barbara and thousands of voters like her who need help getting an ID to vote and to access housing, medical care, and more.
You can help! Make a generous tax-deductible gift today and it will be matched for twice the impact on the lives of voters like Barbara! >> [link removed]
Thank you,
Lauren Kunis
CEO and Executive Director
VoteRiders
P.S. It cost VoteRiders about $120 to cover the document fees and transportation to get Barbara her ID. Will you cover the cost for her or voters like her? Make a gift of $120 and our donors will match it to $240.
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