Update Your Voter Registration After a Name Change (2025) Election Day is November 4, 2025, and these tips apply to any election cycle. If you’ve changed your name due to marriage, divorce, or court order, here’s how to update your voter registration. HitchSwitch also provides step by step guides for changing your name across key documents. Step 1: Check deadlines Start by reviewing your state’s voter-registration deadlines—updates generally can’t be processed after the cutoff. Vote.org offers a helpful, state-by-state overview of registration and Election Day registration deadlines guide. Before updating your voter registration, plan to update your name on your Social Security card and your driver’s license or state ID.…
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Change Your Name on Bank Accounts & Credit Cards (Guide) Changing your name on bank accounts and credit cards is a key step after marriage or divorce. Updating financial accounts keeps paychecks, deposits, and payments running smoothly and prevents ID mismatches. This guide shows the documents you’ll need, the order to tackle updates, how major banks handle name changes, and tips to save time. For a look at how to change your taxes, click here. Documents Checklist: What You’ll Need Before you begin, gather these documents: Certified marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order showing your new legal name Updated Social Security card (with your new name) Updated government-issued photo…
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How to Change Your Name with Social Security After Marriage? Congratulations on saying “I do”! As you bask in that newlywed glow, sharing a last name with your partner is likely on your mind. While the idea is wonderfully romantic, tackling the administrative side of a name change can feel a little less dreamy. That’s where HitchSwitch comes in! We’re here to simplify a crucial first step: updating your Social Security card after Marriage. The good news for 2025 is that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is making it easier than ever to change your name, with an increasing number of individuals eligible to complete the process online. This can…
