There was another incident, more weird than concerning. The first step in the process is picking up one's ballot. The easy way to do it is to present one's voter registration card and photo ID to the poll worker. (There are procedures to handle less simple cases, such as not having the registration card, having moved / changed one's name without updating the registry, etc.)
When I handed my card and driver's license to the poll worker, she looked at them, and asked if they were for my husband.
Granted, not much of my face was showing, because of the N95 mask and hat I had on. But surely "this person is the one identified by the card and the ID they've handed me" is more likely than "this person is the spouse of the one identified by the card and ID"? My voice is generally identified as male when I'm using my normal speaking tones, and my face was showing enough hair to strongly indicate that I am male. It's possible that I could be married to a guy, of course, but it wouldn't be the way to bet.
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When I handed my card and driver's license to the poll worker, she looked at them, and asked if they were for my husband.
Granted, not much of my face was showing, because of the N95 mask and hat I had on. But surely "this person is the one identified by the card and the ID they've handed me" is more likely than "this person is the spouse of the one identified by the card and ID"? My voice is generally identified as male when I'm using my normal speaking tones, and my face was showing enough hair to strongly indicate that I am male. It's possible that I could be married to a guy, of course, but it wouldn't be the way to bet.