Ohio Opinions ? Argument over college student voting and tuition rates proposal

[Ted King]

It's hard not to wonder why Republicans would be pushing this bill.

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Dan Tokaji, an election law specialist at Ohio State University, said he knew of no other state with such a law.

The proposal, he added, seems like a political attempt to suppress a group of voters.

Opponents say the proposal's unstated intent is to push universities to stop providing the documents, which would hold down numbers of younger voters.

"Just look at the polling numbers: Students tend to vote Democratic," Tokaji said.

"They're trying to exclude people not because they're ineligible, but because the Legislature doesn't share their views.

"If they pass this bill, expect it to be struck down" in court, he said.