INDIANAPOLIS—In an effort to ensure only properly credentialed individuals are allowed to participate in the political franchise, a new law passed Thursday in Indiana requires all women voters to show their husband’s ID before they can be issued a ballot. “As part of our election integrity program, women must arrive at their polling place with […]
*female voters.
“women” is a noun, not an adjective. Writing “women voters” is just as bad as writing “voting females”
The phrase “women voters” is grammatically correct. It’s a compound noun phrase where “women” serves as an attributive noun modifying “voters.” This construction is common in English (like “student athletes” or “senior citizens”) and is used to specify a subgroup of voters.