The Iowa Secretary of State has clear rules for voting by out of state students, which form the basis for their eligibility to participate in the January 3 caucus:
Non-Iowa Resident Attending College In Iowa
If you are from another state (i.e. Illinois) and are attending college in Iowa (i.e. Iowa State University), you may register to vote in:
your Iowa college town or
your home state (hometown) and vote absentee
(You cannot register to vote in both locations)
But some presidential campaigns are suggesting additional standards (i.e., in-state vs. out-of-state tuition) not expressly established by the Secretary of State, should be applied. And columnist David Yepsen has further clouded the issue by lumping the discussion of "Iowa students" with non-student issues, such as campaign staff and outright fraud by out-of-state supporters.
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