If your college student wants to vote, s/he should check the rules beforehand

[ucbalumnus]

@Massmomm

it’s not a question of where he wants to vote. It’s a question of where he can legally and ethically vote. He will look into registering in OH once he gets to school, but I don’t see anything in the websites posted here or elsewhere that suggest he can legally do that. All of the language looks dubious to me.

If he gives up on voting, then the state of Ohio has successfully disenfranchised him from voting where he lives at least 3/4 of the year.

He may want to look at [reply #52](If your college student wants to vote, s/he should check the rules beforehand - #53 by ucbalumnus - Parents Forum - College Confidential Forums) for ways to satisfy the voting requirements while he lives in Ohio (e.g. use an absentee ballot in Ohio, or open an online bank account (like [this one with no minimum balance](https://personalsavings.americanexpress.com/home.html)) with his Ohio address and print out the statement).