When I attended college, I registered and voted in my college town of Blacksburg, Virginia. There was a point in time when the town tried to deny students the right to vote locally. The local government felt that 25,000 college kids wouldn't accurately represent the needs of a town of about 5,000 locals, so they prohibited them from registering to vote. The courts ruled against the town, saying that they could deny students the right to vote based on how they might vote. Now, Williamsburg seems to be doing just that.

William and Mary students lost their bid to register to vote in the college town of Williamsburg, because the town considers them transients and doesn't think they'll represent their best interests.

Robert McFarland, an attorney for the Williamsburg registrar, argued Tuesday that the registrar followed guidelines by the State Board of Elections in making decisions about voter registration based on factors such as where students register their cars and how long they plan to live in Williamsburg.

Is how long you plan to live some place actually a question on the registration? I think that since Williamsburg won't let them vote, they should also be exempt from local income and property taxes.