NBC Bay Area

Will California Finally Allow Accents and Original Spellings on Birth Certificates?

A bill in the California Assembly, known as CA Assembly Bill 77, seeks to allow residents of California to use diacritical marks — like accents— and the Spanish-language letter "ñ" on ...
Chico Enterprise-Record

You can’t use accents on California birth certificates. This proposal would change that

Nicolás Agustín Espinoza Chaires may be only 6 years old, but he has a request for the state of California. “I want to be able to spell my name correctly,” he said on Wednesday afternoon, while ...
ksby

California bill to include accent marks on vital documents like birth and marriage certificates moves forward

A push at the State Capitol to include accents and other marks on vital records, like birth certificates in California has taken a solid step forward. And it goes beyond grammar. "Being able to ...
Capital Public Radio

California doesn’t allow accent marks on official documents, like IDs and birth certificates. Proposed bill could change that

Does your name have a hyphens or accent mark that isn’t reflected on your California driver's license or birth certificate? This is the norm in the Golden State, which doesn’t allow accents or hyphens ...