Since the start of primary season, the amount of misinformation available about the voting rights of college students has increased exponentially. Last week the Chronicle of Higher Ed carried a news blog about the continuing controversy in swing states like Colorado – where a Republican county clerk "was criticized for falsely stating that students could not register to vote in Colorado if their parents had claimed them as dependents in another state."

The truth is simple. You CAN vote in your college community. Or, you can vote by absentee ballot in your hometown. You just can't do both.

Student Voting Rights: YES, You CAN Vote in Your College Neighborhood..
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