From what I understand, if the SAVE act was to become law, many women who took their husband’s last name after marriage would not be able to vote because their birth certificate name would not match their current driver’s license or state issued ID.
My confusion here is, when you change your name after marriage (for example, changing it through social security and then through state ID) isn’t that your new legal name? Of course it wouldn’t match your birth name, nor should it. for accurate record keeping.
What is considered a correct, legal avenue of name change that satisfies the SAVE act? I’ve heard a passport is OK but that would have your new name as well, right? To me, that doesn’t make any more sense than a state ID. Especially since the states control the voting process; not the federal government.
Just looking for straight forward answers please. I already have the bias covered by my own views.
Edit: I asked specifically about married women, but I presume this would affect ANYONE who changed their name, for whatever reason, after birth?
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When a person gets married and changes their name; they register that change with the social security administration. They will not get a new social security number; but the name associated with that number is changed.
There is also receipt of name change.
After the name is legally changed; passports can be updated; as can other forms of identification and services……marriage licenses exist as state validated documentation of process
You forget there is a whole other group of people; naturalized citizens who have zero birth certificate with the USA because the immigrated later in life
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