I read that in Vermont, and this could spread to other states faster than Covid, that gender distinctions are not used on short form acknowledgments. Let me know, that as a Notary, your job is to identify the signer. Part of identifying them is to see the name, serial number on the ID, and gender. If you bypass their gender, you are one step closer to identity confusion.
The reason our elections were compromised is that there were a lot of mail in ballots where signatures often didn’t match, people voting 30 times, etc., By undermining the notary process even in small ways, you are undermining the purpose of having notaries in the first place.
Some liberals might suggest having a 3rd gender option for the crossover types. But, the reality is that we are born a particular gender and the chromosomes in all of our cells do not change even when we get a sex change or are transitioning.
Discussion with God
ME: God, I heard that according to Judaism, your nature encompases both genders as well as a center column energy. It’s kind of a Kabbalistic thing.
GOD: Ummm. Kind of busy right now. Can you text me?
ME: Oh, sorry, is this not a good time?
GOD: Now’s not a good time… I’m transitioning.
ME: But, you are already both genders, what is there to transition to?
GOD: During creation there is a building aspect, and then a nurturing aspect, design aspect, destruction aspect. These processes use completely different sides of my “personality.”
ME: God, don’t you mean… “Godonality?”
GOD: Good choice of words.
My primary job is to verify the signers identity , not question how they may be identifying themselves on any particular day. See no problem in asking what gender were you identifying as when this ID was issued.
Comment by Larry Emsweller — February 17, 2021 @ 9:34 pm
I was told during my NNA renewal class that we were no longer suppose to use the he/she/they on the acknowledgments however I don’t agree so I continue to use it.
Comment by Darlene McNeal — February 17, 2021 @ 11:15 pm
In Minnesota, it is against the law to ask someone their gender and we can not fill in the gender in our acknowledgments.
I would say you FIRST have to follow your state’s laws!! This is a legal issue, not a social or political issue. Notary work is legal work, not political or social work.
Comment by Kathleen Hanson — February 18, 2021 @ 3:09 pm
No one voted thirty times, that is a DJT myth. Next thing the author is going to say is he believes QANON and that covid 19 is fake news.
Comment by mysterio — March 15, 2021 @ 3:22 pm