College Students Already Faced Barriers to Voting—And States Are Adding More

With just weeks until Election Day, young people and college students face potential challenges at the ballot box—both last-minute and as part of laws enacted after 2020 through state legislatures. Republicans are primarily leading these efforts, which come at a time when they’ve increasingly expressed skepticism in America’s elections despite little proof of widespread voter fraud.

These moves could have the most impact in the battleground states that will determine the outcome of a historic presidential election.