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In reply to the discussion: I just want to add a comment to those thinking the voting marital name change issue is not a problem [View all]haele
(14,610 posts)Most men do not legally change the name on their birth certificate.
Now, the SAVE act is still languishing, however, there are states with legislatures that are invested in limiting the suffrage, so if there is precedent that is legally acceptable, they will do what they can to ensure only the "Right" people will remain the majority of voters.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/state-bills-would-require-passport-or-birth-certificate-register-vote
On edit - the promoters of such bills piously claim this isn't targeted at women per say, it's targeted at anyone who has changed their name or uses a legal name other that the one they had at birth... (Like Trans folk, or immigrants who want to pass as more Americanized).
And most states where a law like this would've pass would ensure they challenge those "anyones" they don't want voting at the polls to ensure they won't have an opportunity to cast a ballot until well after the election.
It's a bit fallacious argument to suggest it would be applied equally to men and women in a district; rather, it would be applied politically against minorities, especially in minority/majority districts, to water down opposition votes.
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