New Hampshire Residency Requirements
Testimony Supporting New Hampshire SB 67, Which Would Repeal a Post-Election Motor Vehicle Related Poll Tax (2019)
Youth Voting Rights Act
Just like the 15th and 19th Amendments prohibit the denial of the right to vote on account of race, color, previous condition of servitude, and gender, the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits denying the right to vote based on age to anyone over the age of 18. However, 50 years later the full promise of the 26th Amendment remains unfulfilled. Much like the Voting Rights Act was needed to fully realize the 15th Amendment’s purpose, Sen. Warren and Rep. William’s Youth Voting Rights Act is crucial to finally realizing the purpose of the 26th Amendment and creating structures that actually welcome-in the newest members of our democracy.
For the People Act of 2021
With the introduction of the For the People Act in the U.S. Senate (S. 1), Congress is one step closer to protecting the most sacred tenet of our democracy, the right to vote. The bill is a sweeping reform package that will strengthen that hallowed right to vote, especially in Black, brown and indigenous communities, as well as for the elderly and students.
Student Bill of Rights
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition partners — through the Youth Voting Rights Subcommittee — identified core policy priorities that, if equitably implemented, would ensure every eligible college student and young person can vote under fair, equitable and accessible conditions that welcome them into the democratic process, regardless of their background or location:
Restricting New Hampshire Student Voter Registration
Testimony opposing New Hampshire HB 86, Which Would Limit Student Voter Eligibility to Those Receiving In-state Tuition and Remove Same Day Registration (2021)
Virginia Pre-Registration
Testimony Supporting Virginia HB 2025, Which Would Establish Pre-Registration for 16 and 17-Year Old Citizens (2021)
Restricting New Hampshire Students from Participating in Democracy
Testimony Opposing New Hampshire HB 362, Which Would Prevent Students from Claiming Domicile for Voting Purposes in their College Town or Proving Domicile with a College or University Address (2021)
Restricting New Hampshire Students from Participating in Democracy
Testimony Opposing New Hampshire HB 531, 535, and 554, Which Would Change the Definition of Domicile to Make it Harder for Students to Register in New Hampshire and Prevent a Voter from Swearing an Affidavit to Register and Vote When Lacking Documentary Proof of Their Qualifications to Vote (2021)
New Hampshire Ballot Language Access
Letter to the New Hampshire House Election Law Committee, in support of HB 1442, which would improve language access for some voters whose first language is not English; and in opposition to HB 1522, which would would hurt student voters by removing the option to register and cast a regular ballot by signing an affidavit, and HB1567, would allow any registered voter to sue to remove an election official for failure to perform their duties, making it easier to harass and intimidate election officials (2022)
New Hampsire Student Voter Registration and Voting
Testimony Opposing New Hampshire SB 418, Which Would Make it Harder for Students to Register and Vote a Regular Ballot by Effectively Ending Same-day Registration and Prohibiting Voters Who Lack Photo ID from Having Their Ballot Counted (2022)
