[CurlyDave]

the idea of a bunch of young people, with no permanent ties to the city, who will be gone by June, having a decisive role - by the sheer numbers of their votes - in determining the taxes, policies, and politicians that the rest of us will have to live with the rest of the year and even after their four years are up and they move away, doesn't sit well with me.

But on the other hand a homeless person who stumbled off the bus 30 days before the election and will be gone within a week has the right to vote and the DOJ will help him enforce it.

As your post admits, the college students are going to be there four years--this is longer than many renters.

You can always move...

[Cold Heat]

As your post admits, the college students are going to be there four years--this is longer than many renters.

Still, it is not a permanent address. I was not a resident of Ft. Campbell, Ft Leonard Wood, Ft. Belvoir or West germany for that matter.

A permanent address is a place where you have a home or pay taxes. Students who live off campus and pay property taxes in a district are not prohibited. Their legal right comes from the taxes paid through their rents and utilities.