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There should not be separate practical standards for how a woman registers to vote versus how a man registers to vote. A citizenship verification system that routinely requires women to produce more documentation than men to prove the same eligibility creates unequal access, even if the rule is written as gender neutral. Millions of married and divorced women have legal names that no longer match their birth certificates, meaning they must provide additional records such as marriage licenses, court orders, or updated passports simply to clear the same hurdle as a man. When one group must assemble a longer paper trail to exercise a fundamental right, that moves beyond routine administration. At best, it creates an additional and undue burden. At worst, it risks disenfranchising eligible voters who cannot easily obtain or afford those extra documents. Voting standards should be uniform and equal.