College Students Fight Removal of Their Polling Place

When local Republicans stripped a polling station from Appalachian State University in North Carolina campus, students cried foul. They fought back against what they described as an attempt to suppress their vote -- and won in court. Superior Court Judge Donald Stephen ruled that the decision not to include a site on the ASU campus was unconstitutional, with all evidence suggesting it was indeed intended to discourage students from voting. "The court does feel strongly that government should make every effort to encourage [student] voters, and every group of voters to vote. It is the responsibility of government to minimise inconvenience in voting, not maximise it," he said.