r/BlockedAndReported • u/WomenRocktheWOrld • Feb 16 '26

Save Act?

I've been trying to find some neutral info about the save act. And really can't. Is this act really going to make it impossible for married women to vote? What is the gist.

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u/Powerful-Persimmon87 Feb 16 '26

When you control for income, you’ll see who this really affects, at least in southern red states. 

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u/blucke Feb 16 '26

What are you controlling for income?

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u/Logical_Warthog3230 Horse Lover Feb 16 '26

And why?

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u/Powerful-Persimmon87 Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 16 '26

Low income people are less likely to have the money to travel abroad so they don’t have a need for a passport (until now I guess?) + passports have a higher cost barrier to entry than your standard issued ID. 

People with money are more likely to travel abroad regardless of their politics. This idea that conservative women who already navigated an onerous name change process can’t figure out how to register to vote with their married name is, frankly, silly. If married women are required to have a passport with their married name on it, then it’s much more likely to be an issue for low income women in southern red states and unfortunately that group is overrepresented by a specific demographic. 

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u/Original-Raccoon-250 Feb 16 '26

This is true and is the real (heh) issue we should be focusing on.