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Committee clears student voter-registration policy for a first reading with wording tweaks

Ithaca City School District Policy Committee · December 10, 2025
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Summary

The committee read a draft requiring principals to provide voter registration/preregistration access via homeroom or school events, to host information twice a year, and to partner with community resources; members agreed not to name specific organizations and to ensure registration is not a graded assignment.

The policy committee reviewed a draft of policy 5605 directing the district to provide high-school students access to voter registration and preregistration materials and assistance during the school year. A committee member read draft language specifying that principals should ensure access through homeroom or morning meetings, at least two schoolwide events annually, and by displaying…

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