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89 Yr. Old Had Trouble getting ID to vote because of maiden name and marriage certificate in Hebrew
http://articles.philly.com/2012-05-03/news/31539387_1_voter-id-polling-place-new-lawArticle in Phil. Inquirer about an 89 year old woman who never missed an opportunity to vote, but then had great difficulty getting a PA. photo ID. She finally was able to get one because of the intervention of her State Senator.
People have to go to a certain amount of effort to get an official birth certificate, which can take several weeks, and can be even more difficult if you were born overseas. Then, it is a common problem that the name on the birth certificate is a maiden name which does not match a person's current last name. That can be a big problem. To solve that, PennDOT typically requires a marriage license. More time, more money, more delays.
In this particular case, the woman's marriage certificate was in Hebrew, and PennDOt didn't want to accept it because they couldn't read it.
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