Gary Knight

State Rep. Richard Sykes is a retired High School PrincipalIt’s unconstitutional to allow out-of-state college students to vote in-state while they are living in university housing, said Rep. Richard Sykes, R-Harrison. Instead, they should vote absentee in their hometowns.

On Thursday, Sykes requested a ruling on the matter from Attorney General Steven Rowe.

The matter first came up last session when a bill to prevent students from using a college dormitory address to register to vote failed on the House and Senate floors. It was sponsored by Rep. Gary Knight, R-Livermore Falls.

While Sykes’ request only targets out-of-state students, Knight’s bill applied to all students living in the dorms.