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Young voters have had a stronger presence in recent elections but some members of New Hampshire's House of Representatives would like to reverse course on that. The Washington Post reports on two state bills coming out of New Hampshire that propose to "permit students to vote in their college towns only if they or their parents had previously established permanent residency there" and, to get rid of election day registration, the source of many a young voter's involvement in elections and what the Republican Speaker of New Hampshire's House of Representatives William O'Brien believes is also the source of much election fraud.
According to the Post, O'Brien referred to young voters, particularly college kids, as "foolish" at a recent tea party gathering. From a YouTube video of his speech recorded by a staffer from the Democratic party: "Voting as a liberal. That's what kids do. Students lack life experience; they just vote their feelings."
Thirty-two states are also currently considering proposals for identification or "proof of citizenship" requirements on election day--an initiative largely backed by Republican state congressmen. Think Progress has a detailed list of 22 of these proposed laws.
How typically Republican. Young COLLEGE students are not adult enough to vote correctly, they are not citizens with the same voting rights as those of us with longer "life experience."
This idea is also known as "only conservatives" are adult enough to vote correctly (vote Republican that is).
Welcome to the Republican Alternate Universe.
College age people around America, take note. This is what the Republican Party thinks of you.
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