I just want to add a comment to those thinking the voting marital name change issue is not a problem

[SickOfTheOnePct]

126. You seem to miss the point of what the birth certificate requirement is for

The birth certificate requirement is based on the need to prove citizenship - it has zero to do with name changes.

Susie Johnson comes in to register to vote and she has to prove citizenship
She provides her driver's license that (non-Real ID) that says Susie Johnson and the picture shows that it's obviously her
She provides her birth certificate that says Susie Smith
Registrar says the names don't match - do you have a legal document that shows you changed your name from Smith to Johnson?
Susie provides a marriage certificate

I agree 100% that the cost of the marriage certificate (if she had to pay for it) is a tax on women, but I don't agree that the birth certificate is, because ANYONE registering to vote, man or woman, would have to provide their birth certificate if they don't have a passport or Real ID.

Whereas most men have not changed their names and can use a more recent form of identification. So they will not need to provide either document.

The birth certificate requirement in the SAVE Act has zero to do with a name change - it has to do with proving citizenship.

If the SAVE Act were to be signed into law (it won't, because no way seven Democrats will vote for it), anyone with a Real ID or passport will be able to register without either document because they would have to provide all of that at the time they got the Real ID or passport.

If they don't have a Real ID or passport, they will have to provide a birth certificate (men & women) to prove citizenship.

If the name on the birth certificate doesn't match the name on the non-Real ID or passport, they will have to provide a legal document that shows that the name was legally changed from what is on the birth certificate to what is on their recent non-Real ID or passport (mostly women, but a few men).

Sometimes things are not explicitly written in the law. Especially when they're trying to disenfranchise people.

It's explicitly written in the law that the only time a birth certificate is required is if the voter doesn't have a passport, Real ID, or other IDs the prove citizenship.