From October 2002 to the present, Unger has devoted herself to matters of election integrity. In the latter part of 2007 she developed and ran the website Election Preparedness, of which she was co-founder and editor, as well as a producer. In April 2012, Unger founded and served as the President and Chairman of the Board of
VoteRiders. Dedicated to ensuring that eligible Americans can vote,
VoteRiders educates voters and assists citizens to secure their voter ID, including by supporting organizations, volunteers, and communities to sustain such voter ID education and assistance efforts. On September 21, 2013, VoteRiders hosted its first Voter ID Clinic in
Houston. VoteRiders was also active in the
2017 Senate special election in Alabama. In response to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the US, Unger highlighted disruptions to the
2020 US presidential election and the issue of acquiring
Real IDs in the face of travel restrictions. In August 2020, Unger expressed concern about voter participation in the upcoming election, noting that multiple lawsuits aimed at restricting voting options and baseless claims of widespread fraud via mail-in ballots can confuse voters and depress turnout: "Whether that's anybody's intention or not, that is absolutely an unequivocal result." Unger has been quoted in the media on non-profit organizations and in connection with voter rights issues. She has spoken at
Stanford University,
Pepperdine University and
Occidental College. She has also participated as an expert/panelist at such events as the
Carter Center Baker Institute webinar on Voter Registration and Voter ID and Voter Mobilization Working Group at Columbia World Projects,
Columbia University. An extensive interview in the January 6, 2021 issue of
Ms. magazine highlighted Unger's efforts in ensuring that voters eligible to participate in the
2020 presidential election, as well as the subsequent crucial
Georgia Senate runoffs in January 2021, would not be denied their right to vote. == Political and non-profit ==