The SAVE Act passed the House on Feb. 11, 2026 by a vote of 218-213 and is now in the Senate awaiting a vote. Voting is expected to take place next week, according to Thune. If and when it passes the Senate, it will go to the president for a final signature.

Will SAVE Act Prevent Married Women from Registering to Vote?

By Hadleigh Zinsner

Posted on February 28, 2025

Q: Is it true that under the SAVE Act married women will not be able to register to vote if their married name doesn’t match their birth certificate?

A: The proposed SAVE Act instructs states to establish a process for people whose legal name doesn’t match their birth certificate to provide additional documents. But voting rights advocates say that married women and others who have changed their names may face difficulty when registering because of the ambiguity in the bill over what documents may be accepted.

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  • ReluctantlyZen@ani.social
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    4 hours ago

    Everyone in America have a birth certificate

    Probably not if you’re an immigrant right? Legal or not.

    I’m trying to say that a birth certificate doesn’t make much sense as a form of proof of citizenship, since it doesn’t accurately reflect immigrants and, apparently, marital status

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      2 hours ago

      You don’t become a legal immigrant in the us without presenting your birth certificate I think

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        1 hour ago

        But that birth certificate can never show proof of US citizenship for immigrants right? I’m assuming the US won’t give a US-based birth certificate if you’re not born there.