Republican Texas Representative Carrie Isaac introduced a house bill to prohibit Texas counties from placing voting locations on college campuses earlier this month. If enacted, HB 2390 would take effect September 2023.

Isaac, the representative for Texas District 73, said she introduced the bill to promote students’ safety on campus during election season. Opponents of the bill claim it was proposed in an effort to make it more difficult for college students to vote. Isaac said these claims are untrue. 

“I have the utmost confidence in our young adults here in Texas — that they will be able to vote and will vote at a polling location no matter where it is located,” Isaac said. 

Amber Mills, an advocacy organizer at MOVE Texas — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization started to promote civic engagement among young adults — said the bill is a blatant attempt to suppress student votes.

“For many of the students who live on campus, this is their only opportunity to be able to vote,” Mills said. “Between busy […]