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Friday, February 17, 2012

Action in Wisconsin Heats Up

Blog Author: 
Erica Evans

There is certainly a lot going on in Wisconsin in the week leading up to its Tuesday primary. The state is one of thirteen to have enacted a voter ID requirement. FELN has been an outspoken opponent of such laws which disproportionately affect students, low-income, and minority voters, placing new barriers on their right to vote.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

New Project Launched to Increase Student Voting

Blog Author: 
Robert M. Brandon

The article originally appeared on the Huffington Post.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Miami Dade College Working with CVP to Increase Student Turnout

Blog Author: 
Josh Young, Director, Miami Dade College Center for Community Involvement

 

Miami Dade College (MDC), the nation’s largest and most diverse higher education institution is proud to partner with the Fair Elections Legal Network (FELN) on its new campaign, Campus Vote Project (CVP).

Posted by Josh Young, Director, Miami Dade College Center for Community Involvement at 1:03 pm 0 comments

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Friday, February 10, 2012

New Hampshire Moves Forward in Its Attack on Student Voters

Blog Author: 
Erica Evans

Yesterday the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed an initiative that would make it infinitely harder for students to vote in state. The change would clarify the definition of “residency” to tie it to the current definition of “domicile”.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Campus Vote Project Launch Brings Together Diverse Organizations to Get Students to the Polls

Blog Author: 
Dan Vicuna, CVP Coordinator

The Fair Elections Legal Network (FELN) launched Campus Vote Project (CVP) yesterday in an event at George Washington University Law School. The event featured an energetic discussion among leaders in higher education, state and local government, and voting rights, about strategies for breaking down barriers to voting that disproportionately affect college students.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Ohio Campus Compact Working with CVP to Increase Student Participation in Ohio

Blog Author: 
Richard Kinsley, Ohio Campus Compact

We know that in 2008, college students voted in unprecedented numbers and their vote made a difference at every electoral level. The question in 2012 is how to engage America’s 20 million college students in the 2012 elections? For many college students, the ensuing gridlock of our political system after the 2010 election and politics as usual in Washington have lead them to abandon political engagement at all levels. In many states, new voter registration laws make it even more difficult for students to register and vote.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Campus Progress Partners with Campus Vote Project

Blog Author: 
Anna Alexander, Campus Progress

State legislatures around the country have passed a wave of new voter suppression laws, and Campus Progress is partnering with the Campus Vote Project to help ensure college students and other young Americans will still be able to vote this year.

The new laws could have a tremendous impact on young American’s ability to vote, threatening to disenfranchise millions of them.
These new laws will disproportionately impact young people, minorities, low-income or disabled persons, and older Americans. Joining Campus Vote Project is one way to fight back.

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