Alarmed over young people increasingly proving to be a force for Democrats at the ballot box, GOP lawmakers in a number of states have been trying to enact new obstacles to voting for college students. GOP aims to limit college students from voting:
Students walking between classes at the University of Idaho, in Moscow, Idaho on Nov. 30, 2022.
“When these ideas are first floated, people are aghast,” said Chad Dunn, the co-founder and legal director of the UCLA Voting Rights Project. But he cautioned that the lawmakers who sponsor such bills tend to bring them back over and over again.Turnout in recent cycles has surged for young voters, who were energized by issues like abortion, climate change and the Trump presidency.
Arizona and Wisconsin have rigid rules on student IDs that colleges and universities have struggled to meet, though some Wisconsin schools have been successful. The University of New Hampshire had opposed the legislation, while students and other critics had raised questions about its constitutionality.
“Emotions run very high,” Isaac said. “Poll workers have complained about increased threats to their lives. It’s just not conducive, I believe, to being around children of all ages.”
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