In the US it is common for women to legally change their their last name to their Husband’s last name when they get married. Having eligibility to vote tied to your name matching your name at birth would make these women unable to vote.

“If you think it’s absurd to regulate men, then you should think it’s equally absurd to regulate women,” Somani responded. “So this is to make a statement,” I said. “It is a statement,” Somani giggled.

It was co-sponsored by two Dems, one of whom is an obgyn. This is not a serious bill y’all, its a statement on the hypocrisy and absurdity of anti-abortion bills. It was never meant to pass.

I am from Virginia where we used to celebrate Lee Jackson King Day (in that order too).