🚨 Urge Senate Election Law Committee to vote NO on SB 223 ❌

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Dear [Your Elected Official],

I’m writing to urge you to vote ITL on SB 223, relative to using college or university student identification cards to obtain a ballot.
Every eligible voter in New Hampshire—especially college students—deserves fair and equal access to the ballot. Removing college IDs from the list of acceptable voter IDs would make it harder for many students to vote, even when they can prove who they are and that they live here. The state of Indiana is currently facing a lawsuit as a result of a similar bill enacted there. 
Linking voter registration to in-state tuition also creates unnecessary confusion and could financially harm our public colleges and universities. Voting and tuition policies should remain separate.
Note: Indiana recently passed a similar law banning student IDs for voting. A lawsuit has been filed there, arguing that it violates the First, Fourteenth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments. A federal judge has already denied attempts to dismiss the case, recognizing that the law may impose unlawful burdens on student voters.
Please protect student voting access and oppose SB 223. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your City & State]

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Summary

The Senate Election Law Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, October 23rd at 1:30PM to discuss bills it re-referred this past spring. This includes SB 223, which seeks to remove college and university identification cards from the list of valid photo identification for obtaining a ballot. It also directs the State College and University System and Community College System to provide in-state tuition to every student who registers to vote in New Hampshire.  Everyone who is 18, a U.S. citizen, and lives in New Hampshire has the right to vote, and they need to show proof of identity. If the law stops accepting certain forms of ID, like college student IDs, eligible voters could be turned away just because they don’t have the “right” document. By singling out college IDs, this bill makes it harder for students to vote. ❌ In addition, voting and the rules for getting in-state tuition are two entirely separate standards. The University system would have an “indeterminable decrease” in tuition because of this bill, according to the fiscal note. Urge Senate Election Law to vote ITL (inexpedient to legislate) on SB 223.

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