Fucking pieces of utter dogshit. Married ladies, get rid of your husbands surnames. Now. You’re in danger.
https://newrepublic.com/article/186160/republican-war-women-extends-voting-rights
I still don't understand how they think this will work. A marriage license is a legal document that proves your name has been changed.
Unless they plan to delegitimize marriage licenses?
I had to show a copy so I could change the name on my social security card, and so I could get my passport.
I have no doubt Republicans would try this, I just don't understand how they intend to void the legality of a marriage license.
@Tarnagh If they make a law that says your voter ID name has to match the name on your birth certificate the marriage license won’t matter anymore.
@Tarnagh and that’s exactly what they just tried to do.
How would we even change our names back, assuming we wanted to?
A legal name change costs money that a lot of people don't have. So far as I know, a woman taking her husband's name is the only "free" name change anyone gets.
I'm sure they'll make it as difficult as possible to change back. 🤬
People are getting off track. The idea is to make it difficult for people who move often and lose documents, who don't have places to mail letters in their neighborhoods, who don't understand the ins and outs of where to apply to get certified copies of documents. If you can get a passport, you can vote. But you can't do it before Nov 5 if you're only starting now.
If no name changes from birth certificates were acceptable, JD wouldn't be able to vote, either.