Democratic lawmakers say law keeps college students from voting (MI)

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Posted 9/26/2004 12:11 PM Updated 9/26/2004 12:48 PM

Democratic lawmakers say law keeps college students from voting

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kurtis Hussler, an 18-year-old Michigan State University sophomore welcoming any excuse for a study break, heard a knock on his dorm room door the other night.

The visitor was a member of the MSU College Democrats who, after a brief introduction, asked: "Are you registered to vote?"

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Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation last week to repeal a 2000 law that requires people to have the same address on their driver's license and voter registration card. The law makes it especially difficult for college students who want to keep their parent's home address, critics say.

The lawmakers also criticized a provision that does not allow first-time voters to cast absentee ballots unless they register in person. That keeps many college students from being able to get an absentee ballot to vote for candidates at their home address.

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"It's not an intent to make it difficult for students to vote," said Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom, R-Temperance, a former township clerk. "It's just important that people decide where they want to live."

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2004-09-26-college-votes_x.htm

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1. pretty obvious ole Bev

doesn't have a an out-of-state (hell, even out of county) college kid that she is using as a deduction.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. I used my parent's address

for both voting and on my driver's license when I was in college. Is that not what kids do nowadays??

[Lefty48197]

3. Perhaps Bev should have objected when her right wing friends were cramming

this legislation down our throats? Was she too afraid to stand up to John Engler? Has she has a change of heart? What gives Bev?

[Zorra]

4. Republikans are doing everything they can to keep possible Democrats

from voting.

They are trying to prevent honest, legal, law abiding citizens from voting for Democrats.

More stories are coming out every day about this.