Battle Looms On License Security ; State House: The Measure has Divided Lawmakers to the Point That No One Can Predict the Outcome.

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A plan to make Maine driver's licenses and identification cards more secure is proving to be so controversial in the Legislature that the bill's fate is impossible to predict as lawmakers prepare to take it up this week - perhaps as early as today.

The measure, which closely resembles a bill filed by Gov. John Baldacci, has split the Legislature's Transportation Committee, which voted 8-5 in favor of the legislation. Although most committee members back the bill, the Democratic co-chairmen are on opposite sides.

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Battle Looms On License Security ; State House: The Measure has Divided Lawmakers to the Point That No One Can Predict the Outcome.

Also at odds are Baldacci, who supports the bill, and Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, who opposes it. Dunlap, who oversees the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, says making federally mandated changes now will set Maine on a path toward increasingly onerous and expensive...

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