Some North Dakota State University students say they felt uneasy about voting after being given confusing information about financial aid at an early voting site at the Fargodome on campus.
Freshman Phoebe Ellis says she and others were told voting could threaten their financial aid by changing their state residency status. Assistant Professor Chelsea Pace says more than half a dozen students told her similar stories.
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It isn’t known who gave out the information. Cass County Elections Coordinator DeAnn Buckhouse says officials are looking into it. She says it would be inappropriate for a poll worker to give out such information.
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NDSU Assistant Director for Civic Engagement Hailey Goplen says federal financial aid isn’t impacted by where a student votes. She says it’s also unlikely that scholarships would be affected.
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