Critics Seek to Ease Driver's License Rules ; State House: They Object to Parts of a Law Passed Last Year Aimed at Reducing the Risk of Fraud.
Portland Press Herald › February 05, 2009
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Opponents of a Maine law that tightened driver's license requirements say they will attempt to repeal portions of the measure, which the Legislature approved last spring under pressure from the federal government.
The bill imposed several changes aimed at making driver's licenses more secure, including requirements that applicants prove they are in the country legally and that they are state residents. The changes were sought by Democratic Gov. John Baldacci to avert a showdown with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which contended Maine's lax standards encouraged fraud.See the full content of this document
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Critics Seek to Ease Driver's License Rules ; State House: They Object to Parts of a Law Passed Last Year Aimed at Reducing the Risk of Fraud.
But critics argued that the stricter requirements infringe on civil liberties. They are hoping the change to a Democratic presidential administration will result in changes to the national law, known as Real ID, and that the state law can be changed as well.
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