I got a whole bunch of responses, so rather than print a few entirely, I’ll summarize the main points here:

–It’s not unusual for groups to encourage students to vote in swing states when they have a choice. In fact, a Boston University faculty member did so in public.

–Some say that if students are claimed on their parents’ taxes, they should have to vote at their parents’ address. Makes sense to me — there’s no reason they should have it both ways. In Virginia, a registrar mailing warned students to make sure registering wouldn’t affect their tax status or insurance, though evidently, under current law it does not.

–The problem goes beyond registering based on where one’s vote will have more impact. Some students even vote more than once

–If you were to mandate students vote in their college towns, (A) this would inundate these towns with crazy lefties and (B) many would object that the students have few ties to the towns they vote in.

Thanks to everyone who wrote in.