I can't speak for students around the country, but I did not know that colleges and universities were supposed to be making a 'good faith effort' to register us. I know at least at my university it seems that most of the work to register college students comes from College Democrats, College Republicans and NYPIRG. Sen. Durbin, a key backer of our campaign, recognized that most colleges and universities aren't acting in good faith and he is trying to do something about it.
Sen. Richard Durbin, also of Illinois, has introduced a bill in the Senate that would require all colleges and universities that receive federal fund to offer voter registration services to students.“Making registration applications automatic will remove one burden preventing young people from getting involved in the democratic process,” Durbin said in a statement accompanying his legislation.In 1998, Congress required colleges and universities to make a “good faith effort” to register students to vote. But a 2004 Harvard University study found that only 17 percent of colleges and universities nationwide fully comply with the law.
Sen. Richard Durbin, also of Illinois, has introduced a bill in the Senate that would require all colleges and universities that receive federal fund to offer voter registration services to students.
“Making registration applications automatic will remove one burden preventing young people from getting involved in the democratic process,” Durbin said in a statement accompanying his legislation.
In 1998, Congress required colleges and universities to make a “good faith effort” to register students to vote. But a 2004 Harvard University study found that only 17 percent of colleges and universities nationwide fully comply with the law.
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