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hunter

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9. Many of those are likewise unacceptable today.

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 08:23 AM

22 hrs ago

I have a forty year old official birth certificate that I got from the registrar of the county I was born in. It's a Xerox copy of the original document with the embossed official seal stamped in indelible purple ink. This was the only kind of official birth certificate you could get then, and was considered acceptable for everything -- marriage licenses, passports, drivers licenses, passports, government employment, etc.

Today it's not accepted. I was forced to get a new one from the private company that now manages these records.

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Maybe you think you have your birth certificate but don't. Heads up: [View all] mobeau69 23 hrs ago OP

In Virginia you get it via the Health Department's Office of Vital Records Yonnie3 23 hrs ago #1

My late mother was born at home on the family farm Tanuki 21 hrs ago #19

That is a fascinating record of history and life at that time and place. erronis 20 hrs ago #47

I have the original which is on what seems to be tissue paper. It spells my middle name wrong and has bugged me all of efhmc 18 hrs ago #55

I needed to get a copy a short time ago. It was an easy process and took only a few weeks. Do it now! Scrivener7 23 hrs ago #2

Certified copies of birth certificates will have the raised seal on the paper bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #3

Many of those are likewise unacceptable today. hunter 22 hrs ago #9

Wow, that is really unfair. They roll ya to make money. /nt bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #10

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT!!! 4bonhoffer 23 hrs ago #4

You get it from the state, not the hospital Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #5

Yes. We need to be prepared for shenanigans! Easterncedar 22 hrs ago #6

This was my proposal to my senators this morning: otchmoson 22 hrs ago #7

IN some states you can get it from the town in which you were born. 3Hotdogs 22 hrs ago #8

That's how it is in NJ Mossfern 21 hrs ago #22

Or from the county radical noodle 21 hrs ago #32

This is the problem. Each state does it differently. travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #43

I would think fingerprints and toeprints would work. They don't change much with age, except to grow larger. nt eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #56

Will these documents be required when we vote or only when someone registers to vote? Katinfl 22 hrs ago #11

It appears that it'd be only required to register Kaleva 21 hrs ago #18

Yes but DownriverDem 21 hrs ago #30

I don't think it does, but I remember reading that if you hadn't voted within a year they take you travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #44

Here's what I found Kaleva 20 hrs ago #50

It isn't law and likely never will be. n/t valleyrogue 21 hrs ago #28

I never thought pedocon would ever get elected. mobeau69 21 hrs ago #36

I agree. Katinfl 20 hrs ago #42

It is clearly a poll tax. Why is this even a thing our supposed Constitutional travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #45

Two GOP senators have said they're voting no. Wednesdays 19 hrs ago #53

Trump wants it required for both Random Boomer 21 hrs ago #33

Birth Certificate Complications TheJillMill 22 hrs ago #12

This is so fucking maddening... My story Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #13

I kept my last name because I liked it. I was surprised to hear how much travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #48

We got ours for 7 dollars a copy Emile 22 hrs ago #14

Years ago moniss 21 hrs ago #15

I had to learn that years ago, the first time I needed it. ananda 21 hrs ago #16

After 9/11 my birth certificate was declared invalid by the State of NJ Jersey Devil 21 hrs ago #17

Same FalloutShelter 21 hrs ago #31

yup discovered just that myself about 20 years ago when I was getting my passport. nt Javaman 21 hrs ago #20

My neighbor just went to get his at the county courthouse. Midnight Writer 21 hrs ago #21

Many people do not live anywhere near the county they were born in. hunter 19 hrs ago #52

It's not that easy and be prepared to pay AverageOldGuy 21 hrs ago #23

If this passes, the mess it will create (intentionally of course) will be significant themaguffin 21 hrs ago #24

Same with me DownriverDem 21 hrs ago #25

Yes. I keep screaming at tv when some advocate fails to state clearly CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #26

The SAVE Act isn't law and likely never will be. valleyrogue 21 hrs ago #27

"Likely" isn't very reassuring Random Boomer 21 hrs ago #37

Two GOP senators have said they're voting no. Murkowski and Tillis. Wednesdays 19 hrs ago #54

After reading the comments crud 21 hrs ago #29

My hospital B.C. says "Compliments of the PET Milk Company "! flor-de-jasmim 21 hrs ago #34

In Oregon, a birth certificate and a certificate of live birth are the same thing. valleyrogue 21 hrs ago #35

Correct. You need a certificate of LIVE birth. New Breed Leader 20 hrs ago #38

FYI, the bill does not require already registered voters to re-register and show the documentation.. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #39

CDC list of links for each state to get certified copied of vital records Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #40

Now I know why my state clerk didn't like my bc for my fancy drivers license yaesu 20 hrs ago #41

Birth Certificate cost by state: Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #46

Born in 52. Got the state (pa) certifed BS in 84. Went to get a passport last summer and this one was not accepted. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #49

It can be really difficult...!!!! Sancho 20 hrs ago #51