The right to vote is under attack across our country, and this
attack originated in our state. Beginning in 2008 when the U.S.
Supreme Court backed Indiana’s 2005 law that forced voters to
show photo identification, thousands of senior citizens, the
poor and minority voters have been locked out of casting
ballots. Butler University students have also been affected
because we do not have a state-issued identification card saying
that we are residents, since we are enrolled at a private
institution. Students at Purdue University or Indiana University
could use their student IDs as proof of residency. This action
is keeping college students from voting and registering, and
lawmakers should recognize the impact. U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn
said that not since the days of Jim Crow has he seen such an
organized and direct attack on the voting rights of Americans.
The attack on college students is only occurring in states where
conservatives control the governor’s mansion and the
legislature, such as in Indiana. The motiv