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Four Democrats Pass Bill Making It Harder for Married Women to Vote (newrepublic.com)

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[-] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

You can currently vote in the US without ID?

I don't understand what the controversy is, providing ID along with your voting card seems normal to me.

What am I missing? I scimmed the article.

[-] mapmyhike@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine a woman being born a Smith. She marries a Jones and changes her name and license. Her birth certificate is still Smith. She will be required to have the same name on her BC and License. She will have to choose and change one of them at her expense.

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[-] Snail@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

I think many states require you already to provide an ID to vote. ID/Drivers license aren’t free.

I believe what they passed now, the SAVE Act, results in additional identification like a Birth Certificate or Passport. You have to prove citizenship in some manner. If you got married your last name won’t match your birth certificate, I’ve read of that being used as an example for reason to deny voting access.

I personally feel this is a waste of time and money to implement and will just be used for voter suppression.

Among the most notable changes outlined in the bill is the requirement to prove U.S. citizenship before registering to vote. Acceptable documents will include a birth certificate, U.S. passport, naturalization paperwork and certain versions of the Real ID that indicate citizenship.

(https://www.npr.org/2024/10/11/nx-s1-5147732/voter-fraud-explainer)

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[-] easily3667@lemmus.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

Fun fact: there's no such thing as a legal name in most states. There's names you use, names assigned at birth, but no legal name.

[-] 0li0li@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Hopefully republicans are still more religious, more often married and therefore more affected by this stupid bill...

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