Young Han '06 was quoted in an Associated Press article regarding student voting rights. The article focuses on Oneida County and its refusal to allow local college students to register with the Board of Elections.
According to the AP, "when Han and other Hamilton College students requested registration forms, they got letters back saying, 'The Oneida County Board of Elections is encouraging students to register and vote from their home counties. Enclosed please find a registration form to mail to your home county.' Han said he considers Oneida County his home, not Lynnwood, Wash., where he grew up. The economics major said he spends all but two months of the year in Clinton and that the money he spends - including tuition and board - helps the local economy. 'I feel very disenfranchised,' he stated. 'I think (young) people are becoming more and more alienated from the political process. This represents the ultimate alienation. They are deliberately and bluntly saying, 'You can't vote here.'"
