HB 710 -- Voter Registration

Sponsor:  Klumb

This bill adds "qualifying educational institutions" to those
agencies and offices authorized to provide voter registration
materials and services under the National Voter Registration Act
of 1993.  The bill defines qualifying educational institution as
an institution of higher education which receives state
financial aid, which has as a primary mission providing
education, and which presently has over 200 students 18 or
older.  Students will be given the opportunity to register to
vote at the time they enroll or register for classes or at other
appropriate times.  Additionally, the institution will provide a
student with an application to request an absentee ballot.

Students will be allowed to vote at the qualifying institution
upon completion of an application form prescribed in the bill.
Institutions will establish a central depository for students'
absentee ballots which will be conveyed to the appropriate
election authority.  A polling place will be located at each
qualifying institution.