GOP Attempting to Keep People from Voting (world, taxes, news)
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Current law does not force someone to be a legal resident of a state in order to vote on campus of the University they attend school. Not liking the way college students vote or their ideology is not reason to change that law, and require residency (which often requires a place off campus, among other things)
Ohh,you mean they are allowed to vote in that state IF they live on campus?
This makes perfect sense. If the student is not a permanent resident then they should be allowed to vote in that town. They can get an absentee ballot from where they live.
I did this when I was in colege. What's the big deal?
If they want to vote in the town they attend college in then they need to establish permanent residency there. What's wrong with that?
Ohh,you mean they are allowed to vote in that state IF they live on campus?
That is just stupid if it is the case.
Well both if they live on and off campus. College students are allowed to register and vote where they are going to school. That is the current law. In New Hampshire they are trying to restrict college students from voting at where they attend college for no other reason other than not liking the way they college students vote and their ideology.
This makes perfect sense. If the student is not a permanent resident then they should be allowed to vote in that town. They can get an absentee ballot from where they live.
I did this when I was in colege. What's the big deal?
If they want to vote in the town they attend college in then they need to establish permanent residency there. What's wrong with that?
Current law allows college students to decide whether or not they want to vote absentee or if they want to register and vote on campus. It has been that way for a long time.
Why should it change for the simple reason of not liking the way college students vote or their ideology?
Current law allows college students to register and vote where they attend college. Not simply liking the way college students vote or the ideology of college students is not reason to change that law.
Yes it is.
The college students leave after a year or two.
The permanent residents have to live with their decisions. For example, if students show up to pass a school levee they never have to pay it, but the people that live there do. Therefore the students should get zero say.
I would very much make any person that votes be a permanenet resident of the town. It is insane not to.
The students are still allowed to vote. Just vote where they are permanent residents.
The permanent residents have to live with their decisions.
I would very much make any person that votes be a permanenet resident of the town. It is insane not to.
The students are still allowed to vote. Just vote where they are permanent residents.
College students are there for plenty of time for any local decisions and policies to have an impact on them. They should have the same right as others to be able to vote on things and issues that impact them on where they attend school and live most of the year.
Some State Rep. not liking the ideology of college students and not liking the way college students vote is not reason to make voting on campus much more difficult.
The permanent residents have to live with their decisions. For example, if students show up to pass a school levee they never have to pay it, but the people that live there do. Therefore the students should get zero say.
I would very much make any person that votes be a permanenet resident of the town. It is insane not to.
The students are still allowed to vote. Just vote where they are permanent residents.
Four years is a fairly decent length of time to live in one place, especially when one is young.
I don't know how you would define "permanent resident". Lots of college students end up staying 5 even 6 years to finish a bachelor's degree, and then sometimes stay on for grad school or work in the college town. OTOH, a teacher could come to town for a year, not like it, and leave. Who is more invested in the town?
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