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

[hlthe2b]

Last edited Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Applegrove detailed this in previous posts yesterday, and a couple of posters poopooed what an issue this was for those women who took their husband's surname in marriage and now potentially had to provide a birth certificate to vote. Several said it was free to get one and that it was "no big deal."

Well, that was infuriating, I'm sure, to Applegrove as it was to me. My own father cautioned me about ever changing my last name as I pursued my goals and career as a female professional, so this does not directly impact me, but I know what a horrendous issue it will be for those for whom it does!

So, to those few who downplayed the issue, let me tell you what my state of birth just charged me (my birth certificate was destroyed in a moving incident several years ago, and I needed to order one for my late passport renewal):

Birth Certificate hlthe2b
State Vital Statistics Fee: $40.00
VitalCheck Fee: $15.00
USAIR $21.00 (no, I am not in a hurry for it, but this is the only tracked, insured, and guaranteed/recommended method of shipping)
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Total: $76.00

Free my a..s! And for the continuing poopooers who insist birth certificates are free, well, the VitalCheck system is a required 50-state online system to ensure you are who you say you are in requesting said birth certificate. The expensive shipping method is the only guaranteed method that works against efforts to steal them through rigorous tracking and insurance. And the cost of a birth certificate varies by state. My state of birth happens to be one of the more costly, I understand that most are closer to $20.


SO, yeah... Making women incur this time and expense in order to continue voting--even if they have a decades-long voting history/registration IS A DAMNED BIG DEAL!