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12-01-2011, 09:37 AM #1working4changeGuest
Students hit by voter ID restrictions
Students hit by voter ID restrictions
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS | 11/30/11 10:11 PM EST
Tough new voter identification laws have shaken up college campuses around the country, where students — one of the groups most affected by the measures — are scrambling to comply.
The new laws could also put Republicans in a bind: Even as the party has ramped up its youth outreach efforts — hoping to siphon some of the youth vote from President Barack Obama — it has also backed state-level laws that make it harder for college students to vote. The College Democrats have spoken out against the laws, but so far the College Republicans seem unconcerned. The groups’ opposing views of the laws mirror their parties’ positions: Democrats believe the laws suppress legitimate votes; Republicans insist they’re necessary to combat voter fraud.
“It’s not about being a Democrat or a Republican; it’s about wanting to be able to vote,â€
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