Sen. Warnock: The SAVE Act Is a ‘Poll Tax on Married Women’; ‘A Lot of My Constituents Can’t Find Their Birth Certificates’

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WARNOCK: “But that’s not what this is about. They’re not trying to save our democracy. They’re not trying to save our elections. They’re trying to save Donald Trump’s power. And it is particularly onerous for married women. This is a poll tax on married women. It basically says that when you get ready to register, you’ve got to bring a birth certificate. A lot of my constituents can’t find their birth certificates. If you are a person of color born during a certain time in this country’s history, believe it or not, getting a birth certificate is not as easy as you think. Birth certificate or passport. Most of my constituents don’t have a passport. And if you are a married woman, you’ve got to somehow reconcile, you know, your name on your birth certificate, which may be one thing versus your name on your marriage certificate, which you may not know where it is. Depending on your situation, you might not want to know where it is.”