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Michael Burgess: if it is a bipartisan issue, I would point out to the gentleman, since he referenced the Texas case, for those students…

On the recordJuly 15, 2004
if it is a bipartisan issue, I would point out to the gentleman, since he referenced the Texas case, for those students who wish to vote in their college town, it is going to be necessary to change their legal residence to their college dormitory. It is done all the time. You can live in a college dorm, you can live in a tent, you can live in a van by the river, but you do need to change your legal residence. Many people elect not to do that because their residence changes frequently during their college years and they stay at their parents' residence. If they do that and their parents live in Houston and they live at Prairie View, they are not going to be able to vote in that town, but if you change your legal residence in Texas 30 days before the election, you can vote, no problem. Thank you.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Discussing voting residency requirements for college students in Texas.

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