Furman students sue for right to vote in Greenville County

GREENVILLE, SC (AP) — A hearing is scheduled for next month on a lawsuit filed by three Furman University students challenging Greenville County’s voter registration policies.

The Greenville News reports (http://grnol.co/2dauuKz) the hearing is scheduled Oct. 6 on the lawsuit filed last week. The students have asked for a temporary injunction to allow them to register to vote Nov. 8.

Students in other South Carolina counties can list their campus housing as their legal residence on a voter registration form.

But students who attend college in Greenville County must complete an 11-question form that the students say is invasive.

Conway Belangia is the county’s director of voter registrations. He says a 1973 federal court ruling bars officials from allowing college students who list a college campus address from registering to vote in the county.

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Information from: The Greenville News, http://www.greenvillenews.com

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