Student IDs may not be good enough for voting

By Priya Jandu/Arizona Sonora News Arizona students might soon be turned away at polling stations if they show up with their student IDs.  A bill introduced by Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, would not allow high school, college or university ID cards to be an acceptable form of identification when voting in Arizona.  Townsend declined to…

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Young voters: Arizona universities rally students for midterm elections

When Arizona voters go to the polls this Tuesday, the younger demographic could have a big impact on election results. Voters will elect a new governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general, and decide on several Congressional races including the hotly contested Second Congressional seat held by Democratic incumbent Ron Barber. Young voters have historically had a…

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Odd polling locations

Neighborhood churches, school gymnasiums, fire stations and other public buildings normally come to mind as places where people cast their votes. But come Nov. 4, some voters in Sierra Vista will cast ballots in a gym. Voters in Window Rock on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona will vote at a museum. It’s an untraditional…

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