Kendrick Meek: “As you know, over the last couple of weeks we have been getting phone…”

On the recordJune 3, 2004

As you know, over the last couple of weeks we have been getting phone calls and e-mails about students throughout the country going to supervisor of elections offices and being told that they cannot register to vote there. Those students that are now in summer school, students that would like to go into the fall and be able to have the opportunity to vote in the primary elections in many States and also in the general election. They are being told that they can not register to vote in that State because they are not a permanent resident. But, as you know, in 1975 the Supreme Court said you can register. It is legal. So we got a response back from a number of people saying this has happened to me, and we asked them to go to rockthevote.com.

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Kendrick Meek

Florida

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Addressing voter suppression issues affecting students' ability to register to vote.

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Kendrick Meek: “As you know, over the last couple of weeks we have been getting phone calls and e-mails about students throughout the…”

Editor's note · Context