Issues such as off-campus housing and zoning restrictions, the environment, taxes, transportation and personal safety all affect your quality of life. Voting in your college community is more convenient and relieves you of the need to apply for and return an absentee ballot. Registering and voting at college can give you the opportunity to become involved with, and informed about, the local issues in your college town or city. Becoming involved in the issues, and learning about local politics, are some of the ways in which you can begin to build a relationship with other residents of the community. If you consider the college community your primary residence, you should vote in the community.
Every voter needs to have information about the issues and candidates.
The websites listed on the back panel will provide nonpartisan information about issues and candidates. I am currently registered at my prior address. In Massachusetts, you have the right to vote in your college community, but you cannot be registered to vote in both locations. Also, the people and issues you vote for will have a more lasting impact on you if you intend to return to that location to live. If you have a scholarship funded by the state, or a privately funded scholarship designated for a local student, be sure to check the terms of your scholarship before registering in your local college community.