Campus voting access not making the grade

If you’re a candidate counting on those enthusiastic college voters, don’t. For some college students, getting to the ballot box can be as difficult as registering in that Nobel laureate’s honors seminar.

Turnout on college campuses has been depressed by some simple but strong barriers. Some students are unable to register where they attend school. Others encounter long lines or are likely to have their right to vote challenged. Still others face identification requirements they cannot meet or are given confusing and sometimes intimidating information.

Use the above link to read the entire POLITICO article by Ben Adler, October 9, 2007.

Michael H. Drucker
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