I’m a Married Woman. No, the SAVE Act Won’t Disenfranchise Me.

Originally published by Townhall

I’m a married woman. I have four separate documents that serve as proof of my American citizenship.

And yet, this documentation is exactly what opponents of the SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) are claiming is impossible.

Recently, the Guardian published a flawed column claiming that the SAVE Act would create a “logistical nightmare” for married women by preventing them from using birth certificates that don’t match their current legal names. The article declared that 69 million women did not have birth certificates that matched their married name and insinuated that disenfranchisement would occur on this scale.

Clearly, no birth certificate will reflect a married woman’s new name, unless she specifically requests that change; it will reflect her maiden name. The article fixated on this fact as a barrier to voting access for married women, alleging that there is no specific provision in the SAVE Act for women to provide their birth certificate and a marriage license as proof of citizenship.

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