Leavitt Admits SAVE Act Will Make It Harder for Married Women to Vote

Photo: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland – February 21, 2025. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling. The New Republic – March 10, 2026.

Married women will need to update their identification documentation in order to vote if the SAVE America Act passes Congress, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Responding to a reporter’s question Tuesday in the White House briefing room, Leavitt argued that the act—if realized—would not prevent married women from voting. Seconds later, she admitted that the bill actually would require married women and anyone else who has changed their name to re-register before they vote. […]

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