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Ms. Toad

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95. That would be an issue for me.

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 01:38 AM

Mar 20

Every time I vote, I have to remember how I wrote 36 years ago when I signed the voter registration card - because my current signature bears no resemblance to that signature. I've been challenged on it a few times - and each time they tell me that I need to re-register with my current signature.

The problem with that is that my current signature is not consistent. I couldn't write it the same way twice if I tried. So for signature matches - I have to use my decades old signature. I'd be in trouble if my driver's license signature was used for the match.

But - under the SAVE act, you'd have to prove your citizenship if you moved across the street, because that would require you to re-register. Anytime you re-register you have to prove your citizenship.

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How many can locate their birth certificate in order to vote? [View all] kentuck Mar 19 OP

Who will be training poll workers how to authenticate birth certificates? Tim S Mar 19 #1

Need the birth certificate to register to vote Kaleva Mar 19 #61

We Have Our BCs ProfessorGAC Mar 19 #2

When all this nonsense started redstatebluegirl Mar 19 #55

My Passport Expired ProfessorGAC Mar 19 #56

Please get her a real id! redstatebluegirl Mar 19 #57

Real ID does not prove citizenship, Ms. Toad Mar 20 #94

And yet, to get a Real ID Bettie Mar 20 #100

No. Citizenship isn't required to get a RealID. Ms. Toad Mar 20 #108

No, it isn't Bettie Mar 20 #109

I was explaining why they can't use RealID for voter registration/reregistration under the Save Act - Ms. Toad Mar 20 #110

The weird part is that the rules vary from state to state Bettie Mar 20 #114

I said that in the first post you responded to. Ms. Toad Mar 20 #117

Those are 'Enhanced ID'. In New York at least, they cost $30 more than Real ID; and both are still being issued lostnfound Mar 20 #118

It Was A Tangential Point ProfessorGAC Mar 20 #106

Only 5 states have a real id that certifies citizenship UpInArms Mar 20 #101

I had to get a recertified one from Ohio last year underpants Mar 19 #3

New York State took 6 months & cost over $70 Tim S Mar 19 #5

Yeah I knew someone who discovered his name was misspelled underpants Mar 19 #17

You got off lucky with that price tonkatoy8888 Mar 19 #35

Yes they will. Funny I haven't heard that discussed much underpants Mar 19 #41

That would be an issue for me. Ms. Toad Mar 20 #95

And those of us women who grew up with the tradition of taking husband's surname are gonna have to fight to vote Attilatheblond Mar 19 #4

And if you married more than once it's even more of a battle. quaint Mar 19 #29

Took first husband's surname because that was the general rule way back then Attilatheblond Mar 19 #58

My first wife kept her family name. Squaredeal Mar 20 #105

I renewed my passport last year. Ritabert Mar 19 #6

I know where my bc is get the red out Mar 19 #7

Would I still have to get a passport to vote? EarthAbides Mar 19 #8

If you have an Enhanced ID with a flag -- not a regular REAL ID with a star -- pnwmom Mar 19 #47

That's what I've told my daughter. bamagal62 Mar 19 #63

I have both. nt doc03 Mar 19 #9

I carry both (or a copy) with me at all times. Even in California. usonian Mar 19 #10

Me too, copies, California, skin. quaint Mar 19 #30

Good luck evading the skin police. And congratulations on hitting the 5000 post milestone. usonian Mar 19 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 19 #11

I have the birth certificate and passport in my lockbox. MineralMan Mar 19 #12

California foothills, a "go bag" is part of life. usonian Mar 19 #34

In 2019, my dad passed away from Alzheimers. His documentation, DL, birth cert, SS card etc were long missing. My sister FSogol Mar 19 #13

My grandfather had three different birth dates on his official documents. hunter Mar 20 #91

... 2naSalit Mar 19 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 19 #15

My birth certificate name doesn't match the name I've used since I was 4 yrs old. pat_k Mar 19 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 19 #18

My sister got her first passport in the name she always used with just an affidavit from my mom. pat_k Mar 19 #26

pat_k..your situation is just like mine. I had to get a family lawyer and all my papers together and let a judge Deuxcents Mar 19 #31

Name change by usage is perfectly legal. pat_k Mar 19 #37

If they're gonna require this, then they should extend the hours or make it simpler. What a hassle Deuxcents Mar 19 #49

I had the same problem and couldn't get a enhanced license ribrepin Mar 19 #71

Interesting. pat_k Mar 19 #85

I worked on getting a name change through the courts for years ribrepin Mar 20 #98

My situation is somewhat similar - I have a birth certificate that bears no resemblance to my current name TBF Mar 19 #87

I have an enhanced drivers license in Michigan that is usable as id. Srkdqltr Mar 19 #19

Anticipating this chicanery my folks got me an official copy... Hugin Mar 19 #20

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aren't you the one who said what's the problem with showing ID? Skittles Mar 19 #48

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Anyone who is not 'entirely too angry' is perhaps not paying enough attention.... Jack Valentino Mar 19 #69

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The same to you! Jack Valentino Mar 19 #74

oh there is ANOTHER option Skittles Mar 19 #76

DAMN straight Skittles Mar 19 #78

and in this context, sounds a little bit like 'mansplaining'.... amirite or Jack Valentino Mar 20 #88

DU is my oasis from repuke garbage Skittles Mar 20 #89

if you are ANYTHING but VERY ANGRY right now Skittles Mar 19 #75

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PASS Skittles Mar 19 #79

WEAK. Jack Valentino Mar 20 #90

probably busy with their "$3 meal" Skittles Mar 20 #92

I have my birth certificate. City Lights Mar 19 #21

I can. ananda Mar 19 #22

I have mine. Faux pas Mar 19 #23

I do SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #24

I have a birth certificate and a passport. greatauntoftriplets Mar 19 #27

Had to send away for a certified certificate to get my cachukis Mar 19 #28

Me, because I did membership for DAR last year obamanut2012 Mar 19 #33

I can, and I have a current passport. maxsolomon Mar 19 #36

Write away for the birth certificate now. Mine came in just a couple of weeks, though it cost $40. Scrivener7 Mar 19 #38

I have Rebl2 Mar 19 #39

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This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 19 #45

NOT IN THE NEXT ELECTION Skittles Mar 19 #82

Not black women Keepthesoulalive Mar 20 #96

ACTUALLY, 'married women' according to polls are MUCH more likely to vote Republican, Jack Valentino Mar 19 #73

Newsflash: The birth certificate your mom saved from your original birthday doesn't count. milestogo Mar 19 #42

When markodochartaigh Mar 19 #43

i think i can manage rampartd Mar 19 #44

I was born in Germany while my father was stationed there during the cold war LetMyPeopleVote Mar 19 #46

Nope, neither one Bayard Mar 19 #50

There would be court challenges galore. Elections are state matters. valleyrogue Mar 19 #51

I've had reason to peruse old census records, 1800-say 1950 bucolic_frolic Mar 19 #52

I had my original birth certificate vankuria Mar 19 #53

I have an up-to-date passport Maeve Mar 19 #54

I have my BC due to having to get a REAL ID. Jacson6 Mar 19 #59

Same here. moondust Mar 19 #80

I can. 🙂 nt Raine Mar 19 #60

Mine is in a file in the office Kaleva Mar 19 #62

We have important papers file Tree Lady Mar 19 #64

I took the Girl Scout motto - "Be Prepared" - as my life plan Totally Tunsie Mar 19 #65

I just ordered a new one for one of my children Melon Mar 19 #66

I have a copy of my birth certificate, but not the original--- nor do I have a passport... Jack Valentino Mar 19 #68

Churches Avalon Sparks Mar 19 #72

I have both, but I need to renew my passport karynnj Mar 19 #81

Since Covid I have Roc2020 Mar 19 #83

In anticipation Traildogbob Mar 19 #84

Problem is many only have the hospital issue not official document... Historic NY Mar 19 #86

mine is in the file cabinet right next to this chair yellowdogintexas Mar 20 #93

Thinking about the SAVE act ironman99 Mar 20 #97

Nope, I've only seen it once when my mother took me to get my driver's license Rhiannon12866 Mar 20 #99

The Answer SHOULD BE 100%! ForeGoneLegsBirne Mar 20 #102

To collect Social Security, you will need to prove who you are. Croney Mar 20 #103

I have all of my family's birth certificates Bettie Mar 20 #104

I carry an expired passport with me but does that count? LSparkle Mar 20 #107

My wife and I were both born in 1947 PCB66 Mar 20 #111

My passport and birth certificate are in the same desk on which my PC resides Shrek Mar 20 #112

I do, but that's only because I needed it as part of the dependent verification package for haele Mar 20 #113

I live in the EU, so I need my passport constantly DFW Mar 20 #115

Top drawer of the file cabinet,,,, lastlib Mar 20 #116