ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Some women in New York are facing challenges obtaining Real IDs due to rules requiring original marriage certificates with raised seals. Without these documents, their applications aren’t processed.
Dorothy Ballone, who applied for her Real ID with a copy of her 1958 marriage certificate, was denied because it wasn’t the original. Ballone said she feels discriminated against and continues to pursue the matter, believing she’s not alone.
Betty Schultz, who married in Hawaii in 1974, also lacks original documents…