House Passes Bill that Could Create Voting Barriers for Married Women

Thursday, February 12, 2026

The measure would require proof of citizenship to vote, which experts say could pose issues for people who've changed their names.

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House set to pass new version of SAVE Act today, making terrible bill even worse. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans without access to citizenship papers -69 million married women who took partner's name -21 million without current drivers license
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-- Ari Berman (@ariberman.bsky.social) Feb 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM

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Women are more likley to despise sexual predators, so it's fine that they don't vote.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-12 07:58 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trump/MAGA only becomes more disgusting when they're desperate. And I find my capacity to be disgusted by them infinite.

A person, people, and movement with no redeeming value. Profoundly selfish and destructive. The opposite of patriots and, increasingly, the opposite of human beings.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-12 08:02 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Good, Women are too stupid to vote.

#3 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-02-12 08:10 AM | Reply

House rethuglicans are garbage.

Thankfully, this will not pass the senate.

#4 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-02-12 08:13 AM | Reply

Women are too stupid to vote.

#3 | Posted by fortfisher

No one here thinks you have a penis.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-12 08:17 AM | Reply

"A person, people, and movement with no redeeming value. Profoundly selfish and destructive. The opposite of patriots and, increasingly, the opposite of human beings."

Case in point:

#3 | Posted by fartfisher

#6 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-02-12 08:18 AM | Reply

Zed, if you have one spit it out cause it isn't yours.

#7 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-02-12 08:19 AM | Reply

How many other things require your name to match Social Security records?

First on the list: SSA benefits

Second: tax papers. I remember the first time my wife and I filed joint. Last name didn't match and the refund check was held up.

Third: credit check. Wouldn't you know! It affects searching names with credit bureaus. Who would have thought?

Fourth: US passport. Good thing it was fixed before the cruise.

It doesn't disenfranchise anyone. You change your name, it affects a lot of things. Even if marriage wasn't the purpose to change it. You still have to change other records in life.

#8 | Posted by Petrous at 2026-02-12 08:28 AM | Reply

#8 | Posted by Petrous

Boot licking idiot.

#9 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-02-12 08:36 AM | Reply

via GIPHY

#10 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-02-12 09:11 AM | Reply

Yet another fake fix for a nonexistent problem... that's been created to gin up the ignorant Base.

The only real election rigging that almost worked was done by DJT.

#11 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-12 09:15 AM | Reply

Trumpanzee and this cl0wn faction have been hanging out with too many Saudi Princes

#12 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-02-12 09:17 AM | Reply

this is true

also true

#13 | Posted by eberly at 2026-02-12 09:18 AM | Reply

ow many other things require your name to match Social Security records?
#8 | Posted by Petrous

How many of those other things are rights guaranteed under the Constitution? Denial of which could permanently prevent people from being able to change the very rules blocking them from voting?

#14 | Posted by censored at 2026-02-12 09:20 AM | Reply