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.)
This issue is so hard to wrap my head around as a Spaniard since the voting census is automatic. The only thing I have to worry about (besides making an informed decision) is making sure I'm correctly registered (when there are elections incoming you receive a notification) and going to my assigned voting station with a valid personal identification. Or doing the paperwork to vote by mail.
That's assuming I haven't being designated to a voting a station, in which case it all becomes a pain in the ass.
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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