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staysafeanon | 4 years ago
That's not what that says. Students can proclaim residency in the state they are attending school, yes. That also means in Texas you have 30 days to register your car, 90 days to change over to a Texas driver's license, etc.
>Neither a school ID nor a drivers’ license says anything about citizenship. They’re the same in that regard.
We're not talking about citizenship, we're talking about residency. A student ID does not prove state residency, so it does not past muster whatsoever. Texas has legal explanation covering this specific scenario: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/elo/gsc1.pdf
I'll state it again: a student ID does not prove residency.
ceejayoz|4 years ago
The comment upthread I initially replied to stated student IDs aren't appropriate because they don't demonstrate citizenship; I pointed out neither does a drivers' license.
The appropriate time to look at residency/citizenship is at the voter registration step. This is already done!
staysafeanon|4 years ago
Except student IDs don't even do that. They prove your student status, not state resident identity. That's why you can't use student IDs to buy alcohol, board a plane, or purchase a firearm. Voting and buying guns are both constitutionally guaranteed rights. Are you OK with people buying guns with student IDs? If you are, at least you're being consistent.
Many student IDs are not even issued by the states (private schools). Also, there are hundreds of schools per state, being a student at Piney Woods Community College isn't easily verifiable if it's even in the state.
>The comment upthread I initially replied to stated student IDs aren't appropriate because they don't demonstrate citizenship
Nor do they demonstrate residency, nor are they valid for a number of other rights and privileges so it holds that they're not accepted.
>I pointed out neither does a drivers' license.
Which is true, but not what I stated above.
>The appropriate time to look at residency/citizenship is at the voter registration step. This is already done!
Some states have same day registration so it is not already done. Nonetheless, a student ID is a poor ID for exercising a person's right to vote.