Wednesday, April 02, 2025

GOP Plan: Deny MILLIONS of Women the Right to Vote

They see the election results, and they know women are a threat to their majority. The U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week--as early as Tuesday--on the bogusly named SAVE Act. The so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act would make it really, really hard to register to vote, especially for women.

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The SAVE Act doesn't save anything. Its main effect is to make it harder for women to vote, especially those like me who changed our names when we married. Hands Off Her Vote www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/gop-plan-d ...

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-- Mindy Schwartz (@mindyanns.bsky.social) March 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM

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There are so many layers of voter suppression built into the SAVE Act that you could call it the foundational structure.

Voter Suppression Challenge #1: You have to schlepp to whatever agency oversees your state's voting with your documents. This means no more voter drives or online or mail-in registration. It also presents a real-world challenge. More than 60 million rural voters will have to drive an average of 260 miles simply to exercise their constitutional right to vote. Meanwhile, urban voters, who often don't own cars, will be forced to commute upward of two hours on public transportation.

Voter Suppression Challenge #2: You need to possess what the Republicans deem a valid form of ID. Sure, the letter of the act lists five legitimate forms of identification but most forms of government-issued identification don't list your birthplace. Scratch your REAL ID as a form of identification, or your military ID, or your tribal ID. You also can't use your birth certificate unless it is certified with an embossed governmental seal. (This analysis from the Democratic Party explains just how ridiculous their requirements really are.) A passport is one of the few forms of government ID that specifies where a person was born but ... Only half of American citizens have a passport.

Voter Suppression Challenge #3 for the win: If you are using your birth certificate, the name must match your current name. But a recent survey from the Pew Research Center found that 84% of women - as many as 69 million - have changed their last name so it no longer matches their birth certificate. Salon writes:

"This would be a back-door ban on voting for any woman who took her husband's last name and doesn't have a passport ... "



#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-03-31 05:57 PM

The real problem is that THIS TIME they are really going to pass all these kinds of Neanderthal Bills (my apologies to 'Thals' everwhere!).

This isn't politics as usual, this is a slow motion Coup by the Broligarchs using low-info, low level edu, Media manipulated people who don't really want to be Serfs again, and have to decided to go along with an unjustifiable slow-coup... based on a 75 year in the making Project25 response to the policies of the 4 time elected FDR.

They knew they could never let that happen again.

And Elenore Roosevelt is a model that everyone should look back on as a Real American.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-31 06:08 PM

who would be surprised to find out the eventual goal is to roll back voting rights so only white, landowning men could participate.

The Republican Party is full of regressives.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-31 06:20 PM

GOP Plan: Deny MILLIONS of Women the Right to Vote

Is this a surprise? To the 43% of women who voted for Trump?

Good news is that they won't need to worry their pretty little heads about that sort of thing (i.e., voting) in the future.

#4 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-31 07:18 PM

What is a woman?

#5 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-01 12:32 AM

Anyone that covers their drink in a bar when you walk by.

#6 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-04-01 12:35 AM

"The so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act would make it really, really hard to register to vote, especially for women."

"What is a woman?"

He's not joking either.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-01 12:37 AM

A woman is a vagina which children come out of.

Ta da!

Just face it. That's all it boils down to for misogynists.

They need to know who they can rape.

#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-01 12:43 AM

What is a woman?
#5 | Posted by BellRinger

In this case, it would be the ~80% of individuals in opposite-sex marriage who change their names, so their birth certificates no longer match their voter registration names.

#9 | Posted by censored at 2025-04-01 05:45 AM

Voter Suppression is a major problem in America

#10 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-04-01 09:58 AM

" In this case, it would be the ~80% of individuals in opposite-sex marriage who change their names, so their birth certificates no longer match their voter registration names.

#9 | POSTED BY CENSORED AT 2025-04-01 05:45 AM | FLAG: |"

Which seems to be a misrepresentation of what is actually contained in this legislation. Also, when women are broken down into demographics the demographic the GOP has had the best recent success is married women. So, trying to put a nefarious spin on this doesn't make logical sense.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-04-02 02:38 PM

"Which seems to be a misrepresentation of what is actually contained in this legislation"

^
You seem to be lying.

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-02 02:40 PM

What is a woman?

#5 | Posted by BellRinger

A woman is a vagina which children come out of.

Ta da!

#8 | Posted by ClownShack

So who's going to break the news to "Laura"?

#13 | Posted by boaz at 2025-04-02 02:41 PM

3. Married women who changed their names would likely face additional requirements
Up to 69 million American women changed their names after they got married and therefore don't have birth certificates that match their current names, according to an analysis by the progressive Center for American Progress. These women would likely need additional documentation, such as a name change document or marriage certificate, to register to vote.

4. Voter registration would likely require a visit to a government office
The bill specifies that if someone registers by mail they must present their documents "in person to the office of the appropriate election official" before the voter registration deadline passes (or if they are in a state where voters can register at a polling place, they could show their documents there). That requirement would also "completely upend" third-party voter registration drives that rely on mail forms, said Jonathan Diaz, an attorney with Campaign Legal Center, which advocates for expanded voter access and opposes the SAVE Act.

The bill does not mention online voter registration, which is an option in most states. Neither Roy or Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., the bill's other lead sponsor, responded to an NPR inquiry requesting more details.

5. Election officials have concerns about implementation and new criminal penalties
Fontes said the lawmakers who came up with the SAVE Act may have had a noble idea, but the bill as written is deeply flawed.

"It's going to put a heavy burden on localities and it's really bad for voters," Fontes said.

Some Republican state officials have also voiced concerns with how the bill would be implemented.

Michael Siegrist, a Democrat who runs elections as town clerk in Canton, Mich., said it would be necessary for his office to add some evening hours to accommodate voters who work during the day.

And he would have to evaluate people's birth certificates, which are not uniform. "How am I supposed to know if you forged that birth certificate?" he questioned.

www.npr.org

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-02 02:43 PM

You seem to be lying.
#12 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

It's his speciality.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-02 02:57 PM

when women are broken down into demographics the demographic the GOP has had the best recent success is married women. So, trying to put a nefarious spin on this doesn't make logical sense.
#11 | Posted by BellRinger

Wait till you find out how divorced women vote and the percentage of women who keep their married name post-divorce.

#16 | Posted by censored at 2025-04-02 03:30 PM

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