INFO for student voters experiencing problems registering!

[Generic Other]

ATTENTION Student Voters!: the United States Supreme Court (US v. Symm) expressly ruled that college communities must allow students to register to vote there, but the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 specifically prohibit states from establishing "durational residency" requirements. (durational: without break, cessation, or interruption)

From law student Jay Varellas of Studentvote listserve :

www.VotingOverseas.org makes registering to vote from overseas easy and features a campaign to make sure that each college and university in each state that is sending students to study abroad is helping them register to vote.

So, basically what is needed is for the website info to be sent far and wide and then for students from or with connections to particular states to make sure each college and university is getting its overseas students the info they need to get registered to vote! There will be directors or co-directors from each state as well as volunteers (and you can probably make up more titles if you want). Email Eric (at [e-mail]) if you want to help.
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1. states like virginia are telling them differently.....someone needs

to get this to Williamsburg...because they are barring the students and other places in Virginia are too

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2. thank you for this info, Generic Other!

i hear a lot of students are getting so frustrated that they're just walking away.
what a trashy introduction to democratic process!


it's great that some are organizing against this effort to stop them voting!

time is passing quickly


peace!

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3. virginia links to stories of banning the vote

http://www.alternet.org/story/18761

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=72148&ran=58302

http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/08/30/college.town.voting.ap/

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4. thanks for the links, 28erl. it's a CRIME! literally. n/t

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5. I sent info to the ACLU of va from original poster....but who knows

if they can do anything in time....

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7. great you sent it!

i just read that that organization, Student Voting Rights Campaign, is working full time on it.

it seems that they need us all to pass the word on.


it really is a crime.

i read that many states this is happening to students.


keep on!


peace!

[Generic Other]

6. So they aren't just trying to trick uneducated, elderly or minorities

They have the arrogance to try and prevent college students from exercising their right to vote.

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8. everyone they can, every which way they can! n/t

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9. the added problem for students is they might have to register twice

once where they are, then again when they are blocked.

and time is running by, fast!


peace!

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10. a kick before i'm off. thanks again, GO! n/t

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11. kicking this to the top of the pile

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12. i wish it could stay at the top. it's extremely important! n/t

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14. ask skinner if he can pin it to the top for a couple of days or one

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13. kick! and please pass the word to any students you know! n/t

[Generic Other]

15. kick

:kick:

[DeepModem Mom]

16. kick