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hunter

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9. Many of those are likewise unacceptable today.

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 08:23 AM

Mar 20

I have a forty year old official birth certificate that I got from the registrar of the county I was born in. It's a Xerox copy of the original document with the embossed official seal stamped in indelible purple ink. This was the only kind of official birth certificate you could get then, and was considered acceptable for everything -- marriage licenses, passports, drivers licenses, passports, government employment, etc.

Today it's not accepted. I was forced to get a new one from the private company that now manages these records.

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Maybe you think you have your birth certificate but don't. Heads up: [View all] mobeau69 Mar 20 OP

In Virginia you get it via the Health Department's Office of Vital Records Yonnie3 Mar 20 #1

My late mother was born at home on the family farm Tanuki Mar 20 #19

That is a fascinating record of history and life at that time and place. erronis Mar 20 #47

I have the original which is on what seems to be tissue paper. It spells my middle name wrong and has bugged me all of efhmc Mar 20 #55

I needed to get a copy a short time ago. It was an easy process and took only a few weeks. Do it now! Scrivener7 Mar 20 #2

Certified copies of birth certificates will have the raised seal on the paper bucolic_frolic Mar 20 #3

Many of those are likewise unacceptable today. hunter Mar 20 #9

Wow, that is really unfair. They roll ya to make money. /nt bucolic_frolic Mar 20 #10

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT!!! 4bonhoffer Mar 20 #4

You get it from the state, not the hospital Prairie Gates Mar 20 #5

Yes. We need to be prepared for shenanigans! Easterncedar Mar 20 #6

This was my proposal to my senators this morning: otchmoson Mar 20 #7

IN some states you can get it from the town in which you were born. 3Hotdogs Mar 20 #8

That's how it is in NJ Mossfern Mar 20 #22

Or from the county radical noodle Mar 20 #32

This is the problem. Each state does it differently. travelingthrulife Mar 20 #43

I would think fingerprints and toeprints would work. They don't change much with age, except to grow larger. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 20 #56

Will these documents be required when we vote or only when someone registers to vote? Katinfl Mar 20 #11

It appears that it'd be only required to register Kaleva Mar 20 #18

Yes but DownriverDem Mar 20 #30

I don't think it does, but I remember reading that if you hadn't voted within a year they take you travelingthrulife Mar 20 #44

Here's what I found Kaleva Mar 20 #50

It isn't law and likely never will be. n/t valleyrogue Mar 20 #28

I never thought pedocon would ever get elected. mobeau69 Mar 20 #36

I agree. Katinfl Mar 20 #42

It is clearly a poll tax. Why is this even a thing our supposed Constitutional travelingthrulife Mar 20 #45

Two GOP senators have said they're voting no. Wednesdays Mar 20 #53

Trump wants it required for both Random Boomer Mar 20 #33

Birth Certificate Complications TheJillMill Mar 20 #12

This is so fucking maddening... My story Joinfortmill Mar 20 #13

I kept my last name because I liked it. I was surprised to hear how much travelingthrulife Mar 20 #48

We got ours for 7 dollars a copy Emile Mar 20 #14

Years ago moniss Mar 20 #15

I had to learn that years ago, the first time I needed it. ananda Mar 20 #16

After 9/11 my birth certificate was declared invalid by the State of NJ Jersey Devil Mar 20 #17

Same FalloutShelter Mar 20 #31

yup discovered just that myself about 20 years ago when I was getting my passport. nt Javaman Mar 20 #20

My neighbor just went to get his at the county courthouse. Midnight Writer Mar 20 #21

Many people do not live anywhere near the county they were born in. hunter Mar 20 #52

It's not that easy and be prepared to pay AverageOldGuy Mar 20 #23

If this passes, the mess it will create (intentionally of course) will be significant themaguffin Mar 20 #24

Same with me DownriverDem Mar 20 #25

Yes. I keep screaming at tv when some advocate fails to state clearly CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE hlthe2b Mar 20 #26

The SAVE Act isn't law and likely never will be. valleyrogue Mar 20 #27

"Likely" isn't very reassuring Random Boomer Mar 20 #37

Two GOP senators have said they're voting no. Murkowski and Tillis. Wednesdays Mar 20 #54

After reading the comments crud Mar 20 #29

My hospital B.C. says "Compliments of the PET Milk Company "! flor-de-jasmim Mar 20 #34

In Oregon, a birth certificate and a certificate of live birth are the same thing. valleyrogue Mar 20 #35

Correct. You need a certificate of LIVE birth. New Breed Leader Mar 20 #38

FYI, the bill does not require already registered voters to re-register and show the documentation.. Wiz Imp Mar 20 #39

CDC list of links for each state to get certified copied of vital records Attilatheblond Mar 20 #40

Now I know why my state clerk didn't like my bc for my fancy drivers license yaesu Mar 20 #41

Birth Certificate cost by state: Wiz Imp Mar 20 #46

Born in 52. Got the state (pa) certifed BS in 84. Went to get a passport last summer and this one was not accepted. twodogsbarking Mar 20 #49

It can be really difficult...!!!! Sancho Mar 20 #51