Headline News

Republican-controlled States Target College Students’ Voting Power Ahead of High-Stakes 2024 Elections

Republican-controlled legislatures around the country have moved to erect new barriers to voting for high school and college students in what state lawmakers describe as an effort to clamp down on potential voter fraud. Critics call it a blatant attempt to suppress the youth vote as young people increasingly bolster Democratic candidates and liberal causes at the ballot box. As turnout among young voters grows, new proposals that change photo ID requirements or impose other limits have emerged. Laws enacted in Idaho this year, for instance, prohibit the use of student IDs to register to vote or cast ballots. 
Read Full Article

More news from NAICU

  • Pell Grant Changes Could Raise College Cost for Virginia Students
  • Business Leaders Call Trump Attacks on Universities a Competitive Threat
  • Our Economy Runs On College Jobs, And It Will Need More In The Future - Opinion Piece
  • Federal Aid Sent Me and My 11 Siblings to College. Slashing the Pell Grant Steals That Chance From Students Today. - Commentary
  • College Enrollment Continues to Climb, Nearing Recovery
  • Former Trump official, university leaders caution senators against limiting Pell
  • Back to Article Overview