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Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep went on a fact-free rant against voter ID laws and the Save America Act on CBS\u2019s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/i> on Wednesday, where she spread lies and fearmongering over the proposed laws.<\/p>\n
Streep launched into her ill-informed rant at the end of her segment on the show when Colbert asked if she had any special message she wanted to convey to viewers.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, well. Yes. I hope that\u2014the SAVE America Act,\u201d she began, \u201cif that passes, all the married women that have changed their names are going to have to go to the registrar and prove that they are who they are. In other words, to your voting registrar, this is what I understand.\u201d<\/p>\n
That \u201cunderstanding\u201d is wrong. The Save America Act does not require married women to reconcile their birth names and married names to be allowed to vote.<\/p>\n
Further, if a married woman is already registered to vote under her married name now, then she has nothing to worry about as her registration is already confirmed.<\/p>\n