Editor's Note: This Letter to the Editor is in response to a column published in Tuesday's print edition, titled "Voter ID laws flawed but necessary." The rise of voter ID laws is a direct result of...

Suffrage is a basic right ingrained in the concept of American democracy, and it has the power to shape the immediate future of the world. Indeed, the right to vote lays the foundation for the entire modern...

In the 2012 presidential election, not all voting opportunities are created equal — especially those for college students. Under Tennessee’s new voter identification law, a student ID presented...