I looked at my social security card this morning. When I got married in 19?? Social Security changed my name on my Social Security card. Now, if I change my name to my maiden name, I then have to rely on "X" to comunicate with an agency on the verge of...??
WHY CAN'T I JUST SIGN THE DAMNED VOTERROLL
I have been railing against this for months. I renewed my passport, got a certified copy of my birth certificate, new SS card & copy of my divorce decree in Jan. I still have to get my marriage certificate from 35 years ago.
Don't change your name, ladies.
Yes I can now vote but damn.
I didn't change mine for the first 10 years I was married .
The IRs started requiring that your name on your W2s matched what was on your SS card around 2000 or you couldn't file your taxes. I changed it in about 10 minutes at the SS office. I should have just changed back my name at work.
Yes, it is a personal choice that is pretty ingrained in the American South- get married, change your name, be polite, have babies, white picket fence, etc.
I'm just encouraging others not to do so because now it's a hassle and your right to vote could be infringed.
It's so freaking unhinged.
I am an older woman who has voted for 50 years without having to get a passport to do so; that is, until the Republican Party turned into the Party of cruelty.
How is this not a blazing violation of the 19th Amendment seriously it targets women and the amendment says no law regarding sex and this is all about a sexual Norm in our society it totally violates the 19th Amendment
Did NOBODY!! In the US bother to read Project 2025, before they voted for Trump?
We did and we’re not even living there!! Why do you all think we warned you SO MANY TIMES, not to let him run and not to let him win. PROJECT 2025 (Putins manifest for invulnerability in public office)
Women have no need to accept their husbands last name anymore. Archaic. Get a drivers license in your Birth certificate name. When applying you might need a couple of past utility bills to prove residency requirements.
Also women don't need to take their husband's name but we still live in a patriarchal society and children are often given their fathers surname so women for a multitude of reasons seek to have a surname their children will have. It's a complicated issue and one men won't really understand.
No they don't, but the millions who already have don't stop existing because of new social norms. The issue still needs to be addressed for them to be able to vote without disadvantage.
Dominionists endorse theocratic visions, believe that the Ten Commandments, or "biblical law," should be the foundation of American law, and that the U.S. Constitution should be seen as a vehicle for implementing Biblical principles.
It's Just Another Form Of Election Cheating That Republicans Are Adding To Their Voter Suppression Arsenal.....Cheat Like Hell And Then Accuse The Democrats Of Cheating....Joseph Goebbels Taught Them Well.....
Some clarification to this. If you have already registered to vote in your state, you will not have to produce these documents to vote. You will if you are registering to vote or have moved out of your registered state to another state to register there.
This would disenfranchise men too. I’m betting that most people don’t know where their birth certificate is. And it’s not free to get a new one. Democrats are expecting this and have documents on hand.
Considering the education level of voters in red states, I think they would definitely not be prepared. IF the bill passes the Senate, it would take lots of time and money to education the poll workers too. Hopefully it will not pass the Senate.
We need 4-7 republicans to hold the line. Fetterman will vote with the republicans. Democrats need to refuse to support cloture, so that republicans need 60 votes to pass.
if you move out of your county or voting district? I did so when Driver's license came due i applied for Real ID and updated my registration (just in case)
The proposed bill will definitely be challenged in court as soon as the orange turd signs it. I still believe it will be defeated in the Senate though because it means MAGATS as well as Dems may lose their vote.
If the American People cannot force Congress to REMOVE THE ROGUE PRESIDENT,
TRUMP and his Controllers will continue to Dismantle the Government, the Rule of Law and YOUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.
If you think this is Rhetoric…You are a Fool.
This applies to ALL Americans. Regardless of your Politics !
Forcing 69 million women to spend time and money to align IDs with birth certificates? That’s not just cruel—it’s a modern poll tax, and it’s illegal. The SAVE Act isn’t about security, it’s about suppression. The GOP’s strategy is clear: if you can’t win fairly, rig the rules.
If you know they will not vote for you then find a way to make sure they cannot vote. The US under Krasnov and his GOP fan club and cult is sure trying to make this a reality,
So much for needing the SAVE act because of all the illegal aliens voting. Roe v Wade wasn't about saving children. SAVE isn't about election integrity. It's about being cruel to women.
Married women who are already registered are not affected. But if a newly married woman, or man, changes their surname, they must re-register. Any cost incurred to obtain certified copies of birth certs or other docs is tantamount to a poll tax.
You also have to re-register if:
You are "accidentally" purged from the roles.
You are purged from the roles for inactivity, which some states allow
You change your address, even if you only move down the street.
You change political affiliation.
You get your voting rights restored after a felony
This should be the only story right now. But the distractions are working as usual and nobody is torching the Heritage Foundation while all those religiofascists are inside.
30 yrs ago the 1st time I met my maga brother-in-law, the 1st thing he said was “giving women the right to vote was the downfall of the US”. He was also Marine listening to propaganda spewed by Fox on the base. Coming from an extremely educated family, I thought he was joking- guess not🤦🏻♀️
The Republicans believe single women should not vote and married women should let their husbands vote for them.
Yup. Barefoot and pregnant. Nothing to worry their pretty little heads about. ANY FEMALE who supports Trump deserves this fate.
Missouris office says marriage license will suffice showing birth name change to married sur name. However Mo sos site does not say that. Tricks? https://www.sos.mo.gov/voterid
To get a REAL ID you need the original birth and marriage stamped certificates. This ID will be needed to fly as of May 7. Even so, REAL ID won’t be allowed to prove citizenship, only a passport. It’s so f-ed up.
I don’t think this is going to pass the Senate for simple reason that they know that this would affect Republicans as well and Republicans notoriously don’t vote in the midterms. They only vote in the presidential election. And this seems like a lot of steps to go vote, which the Dems will not mind
I'm atheist. I took my husband's name. It's a personal choice that should in no way affect your ability to vote. Luckily I live in a civilised country.
It used to be when you got married, your maiden name became your middle name. Somewhere along the way, that got changed. Now I have to wonder if this was the reason planned long ago.
This is part of the ongoing attack on women that includes restricting access to healthcare and equal opportunity. These little white men are terrified of women and the really depressing part is that women have allowed this to happen.
I still need a real ID and hope to get a passport. I’m in the middle of a divorce and want to go back to my maiden name, but it’s a nightmare and time consuming to change all my papers and social security card.
I’m asking for the option to take back my maiden name in the divorce but there is so much paperwork and red tape involved to change everything. I would advise any woman getting married to keep their name that’s on their birth certificate at this point.
They have to bring a marriage certificate to show the name change. Just one more hoop for women to jump through. Of course, women don't have to change their names. Unfortunately, some time your work place forces it on you. 🙁
I must say I’m stunned that women of the USA just let this be. I live in a third world country, but you won’t make it if you try that here. The streets will burn. 🤷♂️
Ok lots of solutions for women who are married or marrying men 1.go fund me for women to get passports 2. If you marry keep your name and if your husband can’t support that don’t marry. 3. get married make him take your name. Maybe when men have to follow the same old traditions it might change.
My fiance and I are both taking each other's names. Hyphen the two. He isn't my master; he is my partner. And we want to conjoin our last names to state as much.
I kept my maiden name as my middle name to honor my family and took my husbands name as my last . If i had thought about it being a union i think i would have done a co joined name! Love this idea!!!
Get your passport. Immediately. It triumphs driver licenses etc for voting. You apply for a passport with all the id you need for the needed paperwork. Do it now!
It’s expensive and many women do not have their original birth and marriage certificates. Copies do not count. They have to be the original, stamped and signed documents.
You mean the same one that voted for keeping their rights intact in red states but voted for the tangerine at the same time, those women are gonna come out.
Funny, Republicans wanted woman to marry because most vote with their Republican husbands. Guess unmarried cat ladies will rule the country yet again. Or... women can just get divorced to vote and become unmarried cat ladies.
This is so antiquated. Everyone should just keep their own names. In today’s climate it feels like we are property rather than independent individuals with autonomy.
Many women need to change our names back to our birth names. Update all forms of ID. Married or not. Keep the birth names. I know I have. I won’t change it again. Courts can also help with this process. One can legally change a name back to their original names.
It costs money that many women don't have to do all that. It costs every step of the way... And my birth name was horrid; got teased all the way through school because of it. Fortunately, I have a real ID as well as a valid passport.
Spent hours yesterday getting every paper & document I could find going back to my grands. So much for pro family as I'm married 39 YEARS. Longer than most reps have been alive. Absolute BS 😡
I renewed my passport (never used) online and it costs me the $130 plus I have the photo taken at Walgreens because the background has to white or nearly white and all my walls are darker. $18.97 for that. It’s ridiculous. I have to get a REAL ID this time and I have over 10 documents needed.
Mine was taken at CVS when it was simple. For some reason my cousin sent me a lg manila envelope years ago. Inside is every paper from Dad's side. I already have my mom's family paperwork. I just moved twice in a yr & had to go thru the whole change thing so I'm ready. Exhausted, too.
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WHY CAN'T I JUST SIGN THE DAMNED VOTERROLL
Don't change your name, ladies.
Yes I can now vote but damn.
The IRs started requiring that your name on your W2s matched what was on your SS card around 2000 or you couldn't file your taxes. I changed it in about 10 minutes at the SS office. I should have just changed back my name at work.
I'm just encouraging others not to do so because now it's a hassle and your right to vote could be infringed.
It's so freaking unhinged.
THE SAVE ACT MUST BE DEMOLISHED.
Those fukers in the House of Representatives should be overwhelmingly voted out for supporting this.
- The Draft SAVE Act, and
- The New EO 14248.
They're worded exactly the same on purpose!
The EO-Is Not Law!
The SAVE Act-Would Make It Law!
Even if the SAVE Act doesn't pass Congress, the EO WILL be put into effect-until and unless it can be tied up in court.
We did and we’re not even living there!! Why do you all think we warned you SO MANY TIMES, not to let him run and not to let him win. PROJECT 2025 (Putins manifest for invulnerability in public office)
Distracts from:
Our votes don’t count anyway
Most of those women have husbands. Husbands have to actually live with the women. Even J.D. Vance will tell ya a couch wouldn’t last a year.
https://youtu.be/SwJu7toxzKg?si=lvtlIKNSUEUaKDkZ
TRUMP and his Controllers will continue to Dismantle the Government, the Rule of Law and YOUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.
If you think this is Rhetoric…You are a Fool.
This applies to ALL Americans. Regardless of your Politics !
You are "accidentally" purged from the roles.
You are purged from the roles for inactivity, which some states allow
You change your address, even if you only move down the street.
You change political affiliation.
You get your voting rights restored after a felony
You change gender (in most states)
Some states allow you to only update information for a local address change, name change, or party change.
Yup. Barefoot and pregnant. Nothing to worry their pretty little heads about. ANY FEMALE who supports Trump deserves this fate.
WTF is wrong with them?
It would be helpful if you could specify exactly what, 'you know what to do' entails. 😊
Because most people DON'T know what to do.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/08/18/men-and-women-in-the-u-s-continue-to-differ-in-voter-turnout-rate-party-identification/
In Canada, women don’t typically change their last name.
Changing you last name is a tradition that was started in the 15th century to show a man’s ownership of his wife.
Birth certificates are often hyphenated though, but the children typically go by the father’s last name. Hyphenation is too cumbersome.
I have a lot of friends who use their maiden name as the child’s middle name .
Mom's surname first, followed by the father's surname.