Mastodawn

So, when I got married I changed my last name mostly because Mr. Nay's surname is super simple and my maiden name is a pain in the ass I had to always spell and nobody could pronounce, etc. At first I moved my maiden name to be my middle name, mostly because I was graduating from grad school, working on getting licensed, etc. and was advised this would make things smoother. I eventually dropped my maiden name and went back to my original middle name. This is what's on my US Passport.

When I voted in the primaries earlier this month, I noticed my registered name was the First Maiden Married, which does not match my passport. You know, the ID I'll need to present if the SAVE act is passed. So I went online and requested a change to my name on the voter rolls. This is the subtle shit a lot of people may miss should that stupid legislation be passed. If I didn't catch it, I would have rolled up in November and been turned away.

#USPol

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Daniel Johnson 1d ago

@tayfonay Only vaguely related:

It’s kinda nice to have a generic last name. It’s virtually impossible to find me using a web search engine.

I have a cousin who had the same advantage. Her surname was Brown. Then she got married and took his last name: Smith.

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Duckbilled Plattypus.

@ossobuffo
If SAVE passes she will no longer be eligible to vote. You will be able, but not her. How is that fair?

@tayfonay

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Daniel Johnson 1d ago

@pattykimura She'll be able to vote if she gets a passport right now with her married name on it. The passport office still takes marriage certificates as valid official documents, and U.S. passports are valid identification at polling places.

My wife, who took my name when we got married almost 24 years ago, got a new passport last year, so she is safe too.

I never said it was fair. The SAVE Act appears to be deeply unfair, on purpose.

TL;DR: Get a passport while you can.

@tayfonay

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Duckbilled Plattypus.1d ago

@ossobuffo

$165 for your wife to get a passport voting ID is a poll tax married men don't have to pay. With a current wait time of 3.5 months.

68 million American citizens are married women.

77 million US voters voted Trump.

In this serious attack on the right to vote you post an off-topic tone deaf personal anecdote about how fun it is that your name is so common you're hard to google.

Lovely.

@tayfonay