College GOTV lagging?

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http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/la-na-campus14sep14,1,6285826.story?coll=la-politics-pointers

WASHINGTON — More than one-third of colleges and universities do not comply with a federal law requiring that they help students register to vote, a Harvard University study released Monday said.

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The study, sponsored by Harvard's Institute of Politics and the Chronicle of Higher Education, found that only 17% of the schools surveyed were in complete compliance by requesting voter forms at least 120 days prior to the registration deadline.

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In a presidential election where a few hundred thousand people — or fewer — could swing the vote in some states, the study's findings are particularly significant. In Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Ohio, for instance, students represent more than 1% of the voting population, according to the nonpartisan policy organization 18to35, a Washington-based group that advocates youth participation in the political process.