<p>Being an OOS student has nothing to do with it. Student who attend private school or who attend college away from home, in-state, may not be disenfranchised.
They may vote where they live.</p>
<p>Stickershock - I concede that the potential for college students to skew the local elections exists. But this exists for other groups as well. Women were disenfranchised and they have (and still have) the potential to skew elections. Same with Blacks.</p>
<p>In reality, the potential for the college vote to skew a local election brings out the “townfolk” - who suddenly remember they can and should vote.</p>
<p>We want our young adults to vote but when they haven’t lived at “home” for 2,3, or 4 years they have no idea how to vote on those local issues. Most then don’t bother voting in local elections.</p>