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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDark Brandon: MAGA Thinks The SAVE Act Won't Affect Women? Guess Again
Last edited Sun Feb 23, 2025, 12:08 PM - Edit history (1)
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Dark Brandon: MAGA Thinks The SAVE Act Won't Affect Women? Guess Again (Original Post)
DinahMoeHum
Feb 2025
OP
I'm an older woman who's been voting in the same polling place for years and years
Walleye
Feb 2025
#1
They're trying to SUPPRESS a MARRIED woman's right to vote via HR 22 THE SAVE ACT -
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2025
#6
Walleye
(43,807 posts)1. I'm an older woman who's been voting in the same polling place for years and years
I cant see the older women who staff this place asking me to prove my citizenship.
DinahMoeHum
(23,357 posts)2. I've been poll-working for several years now. . .
. . .and while we normally confirm name, residence, and voting district (with a board-of-elections officlal around as back-up if need be), we've NEVER asked for proof of citizenship. That is a given.
no_hypocrisy
(54,248 posts)3. Only if:
1. Youre single or
2. You didnt change your name when you married.
Mz Pip
(28,347 posts)4. Married name changes
Wouldnt that be more likely to affect conservatives and evangelicals than liberal, more independent minded women?
biophile
(1,201 posts)5. Possibly but they just don't want women voting at all
They dont care if the women who arent allowed to vote are conservative or liberal.
LetMyPeopleVote
(174,853 posts)6. They're trying to SUPPRESS a MARRIED woman's right to vote via HR 22 THE SAVE ACT -