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Kamala Harris: “If you are a woman who got married and took your spouse's…”

Featuring: Kamala Harris, Democrat | Former Vice President of the United States | National

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And to get one is at least $100, if not close to 200, which is in essence a poll tax. Right on the birth certificate piece. Well, If you are a woman who got married and took your spouse's name, you are among the over 60 million women in America who are in that situation. Which means that if you need to prove your citizenship with your birth certificate, it will not match for, for example, your driver's license, which again is an obstacle because already you got to leave work to vote. (35:44–35:58)

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Asserts that over 60 million women in America have changed their last name due to marriage.

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