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Experts warn the proposed SAVE Act could make it harder for married people to vote. Here's who could be affected.

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A claim circulating on social media suggests that married people who changed their last name will face difficulties when trying to vote under the proposed SAVE Act .

Experts say the bill, which was recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives , would not explicitly prevent these voters from casting a ballot.

The Center for American Progress estimated as many as 69 million have taken their spouse's name but do not have a matching birth certificate.

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https://twitter.com/alexclarkdotcom https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/legislative-approaches-to-ensuring-only-citizens-vote https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/07/about-eight-in-ten-women-in-opposite-sex-marriages-say-they-took-their-husbands-last-name/https://www.justice.gov/crt/about-national-voter-registration-act https://instagram.com/alexclarkdotcom https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-save-act-overview-and-facts/https://news.gallup.com/poll/652523/americans-endorse-early-voting-voter-verification.aspx https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-votes-save-act-prohibits-non-citizens-voting-federal-elections/https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22

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