Is anyone familiar with the rules for college students voting there?

[pnwmom]

My son registered last fall and tried to vote for something, but wasn't allowed to without the right I.D. (I'm not sure what he showed them.)

He thinks all he would have needed was his WA Driver's License, but I really doubt that could be right. Doesn't he have to prove his residence in Ohio? And so wouldn't he have to get his driver's license there?

Or is it possible to get some kind of Ohio state I.D. and keep his WA driver's license? Or, alternatively, to show some evidence that he lives in his dorm?

I have this horrible feeling he's not going to find out he can't vote until they turn him away at the polls again.

[rexcat]

1. Acceptable forms of ID in Ohio:

Current and valid photo identification, defined as a document that shows the individual’s name and current address, includes a photograph, includes an expiration date that has not passed and was issued by the U.S. government or the state of Ohio;
Current utility bill;
Current bank statement;
Current government check, paycheck or other government document.

In Ohio you have 30 days to obtain a drivers license from the day you move into the state (if you have a drivers license from another state). If you do not have a drivers license from another state you may obtain an Ohio State ID but you will need a birth certificate to obtain the ID. In Ohio you can only have either a valid drivers license or a State ID, not both.

The state legislature is in the process of changing the law as to what will be acceptable ID to vote in the state. They want to require a valid Ohio drivers license or valid Ohio State ID (for non-drivers). This may or may not take effect for the General Election in 2012.

I hope this helps.