Coronavirus Restrictions and Remote Learning May Hamper College Student Voter Turnout

As a way to increase voter registration at UT-Austin away from campus, Madeline Pederson visits Zoom class sessions to encourage other students to register to vote. Credit: Ben Torres for The Texas Tribune

Coronavirus Restrictions and Remote Learning May Hamper College Student Voter Turnout

Madeline Pederson, 18, a freshman at UT-Austin, is conducting her class load from her home in Arlington because of the pandemic. She was hoping to be active this year on campus reaching out to other new voters. Credit: Ben Torres for The Texas Tribune

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 5:00am

Madeline Pederson, 18, imagined that in the months leading up to Election Day, she’d be spending hours standing at a voter registration table on campus at the University of Texas at Austin, flagging down students walking through campus and registering them to vote. Instead, the freshman neuroscience major is holed up ...

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