Where Can and Should College Students Vote? A Legal and Empirical Perspective (PDF)
Many college students registering for the first time are among the record numbers of new registrants being reported across the country. The question of whether these students should register and vote in the home towns or the communities where they attend school has arisen in a number of states this election season. A new paper from Richard Niemi, Michael Hamner, and Thomas Jackson takes a careful look at the issue, concluding that while states cannot exclude students from voting in their college town, they can require those wanting to register to demonstrate residence in other ways.