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Hillary Scholten: “Millions of women in this country change their last name…”

Featuring: Hillary Scholten, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 01:49

It's about adding new bureaucratic hurdles that make it even harder for eligible American citizens to participate in our democracy. And those hurdles will hit women the hardest and be hardest for women to overcome. Millions of women in this country change their last name after getting married. But your birth certificate reflects the name you were given at birth. It doesn't automatically get changed when you get married. (01:49–01:53)

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Asserts that a significant number of women change their last name post-marriage.

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