Ohio Version of SAVE Act Requires Copy of Marriage License for Those Whose Legal Name Does not Match Proof of Citizenship Document

The Ohio version of the SAVE Act Ohio Senate Bill 153 follows Congress's direction to specific the alternative documents a person may use to verify proof of citizenship for voting.

I previously posted about the federal SAVE Act here: The Potential Gendered Effect of the SAVE Act of Proof of Citizenship for Voting

The proposed Ohio bill adds driver's license or state identification to the federal law providing proof by passport, birth certificate, or Real ID. If the Bureau of Motor Vehicles verifies that the license was obtained using a proof of citizenship document.

The Ohio bill also expressly addresses marital name changes by requiring a marriage license:  "If an individual's current legal name is different from the name on the individual's proof of citizenship, the individual also shall provide proof of the change of name, such as a copy of a marriage license or court order."