![OurTime.org just noticed this (thanks to our friends at the Fair Elections Legal Network):
The Virginia Board of Elections currently has a misleading questionnaire on its website: see here (http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/Files/VoterRegistration/College/Voter_Residency_Questionnaire.pdf) in which (according to our friends at the Fair Elections Legal Network) there is no explanation of what is required under law to establish residency in Virginia for voting purposes nor any mention that the requirements [for students] do not differ from any other resident. However— according to Fair Elections Legal Network: ”it implies that students should consider numerous factors that have no effect on establishing residency for voting purposes, including length of residence at their current address; tax dependency status; and whether a student is classified for in-state or out-of-state tuition status with their school. It also may lead students to believe they could lose their financial aid if they register to vote in Virginia which is only true in the rarest of circumstances.” - Read Fair Elections Legal Network’s letter here: http://www.spartanecho.org/2012/10/06/virginia-questionnaire-on-student-voting-rights-is-misleading/ -
OurTime.org supporters-
This closely mimics the misleading statements by election officials at Virginia Tech in 2008— in which students were told “they risk their parents’ ability to file them as dependents on their tax forms” if they vote where they attend school. (see here for context: http://www.usnews.com/news/campaign-2008/articles/2008/09/24/confusing-voter-registration-laws-could-affect-presidential-election)
Our President & Co-founder, Matthew Segal, also reviewed youth/student voter suppression in Congressional testimony last year: http://democrats.judiciary.house.gov/sites/democrats.judiciary.house.gov/files/documents/Segal111114.pdf
If you are a student voter, please let us know if you face any problems by emailing us at info@ourtime.org](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmk922D071qm0yhvo1_r1_400.png)
OurTime.org just noticed this (thanks to our friends at the Fair Elections Legal Network):
The Virginia Board of Elections currently has a misleading questionnaire on its website: see here (http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/Files/VoterRegistration/College/Voter_Residency_Questionnaire.pdf) in which (according to our friends at the Fair Elections Legal Network) there is no explanation of what is required under law to establish residency in Virginia for voting purposes nor any mention that the requirements [for students] do not differ from any other resident. However— according to Fair Elections Legal Network: ”it implies that students should consider numerous factors that have no effect on establishing residency for voting purposes, including length of residence at their current address; tax dependency status; and whether a student is classified for in-state or out-of-state tuition status with their school. It also may lead students to believe they could lose their financial aid if they register to vote in Virginia which is only true in the rarest of circumstances.” - Read Fair Elections Legal Network’s letter here: http://www.spartanecho.org/2012/10/06/virginia-questionnaire-on-student-voting-rights-is-misleading/ -
OurTime.org supporters-
This closely mimics the misleading statements by election officials at Virginia Tech in 2008— in which students were told “they risk their parents’ ability to file them as dependents on their tax forms” if they vote where they attend school. (see here for context: http://www.usnews.com/news/campaign-2008/articles/2008/09/24/confusing-voter-registration-laws-could-affect-presidential-election)
Our President & Co-founder, Matthew Segal, also reviewed youth/student voter suppression in Congressional testimony last year: http://democrats.judiciary.house.gov/sites/democrats.judiciary.house.gov/files/documents/Segal111114.pdf
If you are a student voter, please let us know if you face any problems by emailing us at info@ourtime.org
