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Some US women having trouble getting REAL IDs due to name changes

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  1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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    This is why the SAVE act will gut voting rights if passed. It won't allow Real IDs to be used for voting either because non-citizens can get them. It's awful. It is often very easy to confirm if a...

    This is why the SAVE act will gut voting rights if passed. It won't allow Real IDs to be used for voting either because non-citizens can get them. It's awful.

    It is often very easy to confirm if a person is who they say without all these hoops instead of making it expensive and difficult to acquire all the documentation.

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  2. bl4kers
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    I'm not saying it's good/right, but this is very common. Anything related to identity verification requires your marriage certificate, and often the original, just like a social security card or...

    I'm not saying it's good/right, but this is very common. Anything related to identity verification requires your marriage certificate, and often the original, just like a social security card or passport. I don't know what a good alternative would be as far as documents go. But it might be nice if name changing was fully unmingled from marriage

    4 votes