Student Vote

States Clash Over Laws That Could Keep Students From Voting

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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New Hampshire's new Republican state House speaker is pretty clear about what he thinks of college kids and how they vote. They're "foolish," Speaker ...

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Live Free or Die... But You Can't Vote

Robert M. Brandon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why, in 2011, would New Hampshire legislators find it pressing to restrict the voting rights of students, ignoring established constitutional principles in the process? Well, for one, it's a partisan thing.

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Sticks and Stones and Voting Rights

Thomas Bates | Posted 05.25.2011

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As legislatures across the country push bills that erode youth voting rights, we are seeing some pretty egregious examples, notably in Montana and New Hampshire.

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Youth Comprised 9 Percent Of Voters In Midterm Elections

Posted 05.25.2011

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Nine percent of voting age youth headed to the polls yesterday, down from 18 percent in 2008, CBS reports. 58 percent of voters age 18 to 29 went f...

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Students Are Voting Again to Build a Movement

Lindsay McCluskey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Students are voting again in 2010 because we're building a movement. It is a movement to make education a right and has been a driving force behind social progress for decades.

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The Millennials are Coming

Jason Rae | Posted 05.25.2011

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Millennials. You may have heard the term. Those born after 1977 are more optimistic, service-oriented and progressive than Gen X'ers.

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The Case for the College Voters

Matthew Segal | Posted 05.25.2011

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It seems young voters will turn out in record numbers this year, yet there are those who, after all these years, are still trying to pull the reins from us when it comes to our franchise.

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False Hope Raised That UIowa Dorms Open For Caucus

Iowa Independent | John Deeth | Posted 05.25.2011

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A brief flurry of hope that the University of Iowa would reverse its policy and open the dorms for caucus night was dashed on Wednesday night. In a 5...

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IA: Squables Over Student Caucus Participation Nothing New

CampusProgress.org | Meredith Decker | Posted 05.25.2011

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As one of the longest primary seasons in history draws to a close, a major focus of the presidential campaigns' get-out-the-vote efforts in Iowa has t...

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Oprah To Hit The Campaign Trail For Obama

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 05.25.2011

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Oprah Winfrey is poised to campaign for White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in Iowa and New Hampshire, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. ...

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Winter Break And The Iowa Caucuses

CBSnews.com | Ben Adler | Posted 05.25.2011

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College students in Iowa may need to snap out of their New Year's Day hangover extra early this year if they want to participate in the state's presid...

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Iowa Students Speak Out About Jan 3 Caucus Date

Iowa Independent | Chase Martyn | Posted 05.25.2011

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After the November 15 Democratic presidential debate on CNN, Iowa Independent caught up with several University of Iowa Democrats at a debate watching...

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