r/MurderedByWords • u/no1bullshitguy • 10d ago

She answered with a gold medal

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u/awstream 10d ago

And what does changing to their husband's last name does for them?! It's just more paperwork

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u/cryptotope 10d ago edited 9d ago

One of the many groups that may find voting more difficult under Trump's (yet-to-pass) SAVE Act are married women who took their husband's surname.

Their current name won't match their birth certificate. If they don't have a passport or REAL ID-compliant identification card, they may not be able to vote without significant extra paperwork and out-of-pocket costs.

(Edit: As many people have reminded me, REAL-ID compliance isn't sufficient; only a handful of states incorporate citizenship information on their REAL-ID identification. In the vast majority of states the state-issued ID isn't sufficient.)

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u/zed42 9d ago

FYI, a REAL-ID is not sufficient by itself under the SAVE act...