Charles Webster

Maine GOP Chair: Students Should Pay Taxes If They Want To Vote

Jillian Rayfield | September 1, 2011, 6:30AM

The Chairman of Maine's Republican party has doubled down on his crusade against the apparently widespread problem of voter fraud-committing college students, declaring this week that if students want to vote they should be paying taxes.

"I get tired of talking about this because the law is clear," Charles Webster said. "If I want to vote, I need to establish residency. I need to register my car and pay taxes in that community. You can't just become a student and vote wherever you want."

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