Voter ID: College Edition

[MomentsofSanity]

It is not as simple as the whiny kid you quoted pretends it is. The laws differ from state to state. If you really want to know, you have to look here:


http://www.brennancenter.org/content/student_voting/

In Maine, you can register on election day at the poll, but you MUST have classified Maine as your permanent residence to do so. If you have not, then you cannot vote in Maine. If you do, then you cannot claim out of state tuition rates because you are not an out of state student, you are a resident. There is a small window where you can be both a resident and pay out of state tuition rates. See below:


http://umaine.edu/bursar/residency-guidelines/

That is the case in Maine. That is not typical of all 50 states. Brennan Center breaks them down state by state.

 

[nehalem256]

You keep posting this and it's still wrong.

http://www.fairelectionsnetwork.com/webfm_send/62

Almost every state makes exceptions for students.

That sounds like a violation of equal protection to me.

Didn't liberals get upset about Indiana letting military personnel have special voting privileges?

 

[MovingTarget]

That sounds like a violation of equal protection to me.

Didn't liberals get upset about Indiana letting military personnel have special voting privileges?

The exception is for obtaining drivers licenses, not voting. One is a right, while the other is not.

And no, "liberals" did not get upset about the extended time to vote that military members received. They got upset that the extension was restricted to everyone else. If you give one group extra time to vote, you have to do it equally to all groups. Liberals preferred extra voting time for everyone, not just the military.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

That sounds like a violation of equal protection to me.

Didn't liberals get upset about Indiana letting military personnel have special voting privileges?

Believe it was Ohio and that is pretty much the definition of equal protection. All persons having the same access to the ballot, not special rules for any one group.

 

[Darwin333]

This is seriously getting out of control. Voter Fraud is not even an issue, all of this stuff is coming out just in time for the election.

My first time voting was back in 2008 and I remember there were strong campaigns for younger people to be more involved in voting. I feel like they are trying to stopped young people now because they don't want Obama back in office.


*Forgot the source...my bagel was toasting! Voter I.D: College Edition

I didn't go to an out of state college but how does your residency work? If I was moving to a place for 4 years I would assume that was my residence and as such (at least the state I live in) you have X number of days to get a license that reflects your new residence.

 

[Brainonska511]

I didn't go to an out of state college but how does your residency work? If I was moving to a place for 4 years I would assume that was my residence and as such (at least the state I live in) you have X number of days to get a license that reflects your new residence.

Depends on the issue. Residency requirements for tax purposes would be different than residency for in-state tuition purposes which may also be different from the voter registration requirements.

 

[cybrsage]

That is the case in Maine. That is not typical of all 50 states. Brennan Center breaks them down state by state.

Yeah, it is a great site for such information. I selected Maine because that was the state that the supreme court case involved.