The North Carolina Senate Rules Committee votes today on House Bill 589, a wide-ranging piece of legislation that curbs poll access for working people, young voters, seniors, and the disabled.
July 1, 1971 marks the anniversary of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. While this opened the door for young Americans to vote, voting reforms are still needed to fully realize youth's voting power.
The New Hampshire House voted to strike misleading language on registration forms, which was especially confusing and intimidating for student voters. The state Senate must follow.
Though some students may be disheartened with our nation's present course, the answer is not to disengage. The bold response is to act — and we can start by voting.
As Wisconsinites went to the polls for the first election under the state's new voter ID law, the state Senate passed a bill making it harder for students to register to vote.
Maine's reaffirmation of a basic principle in federal and state law: students can vote regardless of whether they pay in-state or out-of-state tuition.
Voting is a fundamental right for all American citizens over 18. Yet even as we should be encouraging the next generation to be civically engaged, in many states students are being targeted by bills that make it harder to register and to vote.
