BOISE -- After complaints, Secretary of State Ben Ysursa struck a Web-site warning to students that they could face criminal penalties if they abuse residency laws when registering to vote.

Previously, Ysursa's Web page entitled "Students and Voting Residency" warned "Registering to vote is a serious matter which, if abused, can subject you to criminal penalties."

It now reads "Registering to vote is a serious matter which should only be done after proper reflection."

The issue emerged after the Spokesman-Review newspaper reported on a national study by New York University Law School's Brennan Center for Justice.

It concluded Idaho college students face some of the nation's toughest voter-registration restrictions.

Tim Hurst, deputy secretary of state, says, "The last thing we want to do is discourage students from voting."