Promised Changes Earn Real Id Extension ; State House: Complying with Federal Standards Still Will Require Approval From Maine's Divided Legislature.
Portland Press Herald › April 03, 2008
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Mainers will not face new hurdles when they try to board airplanes or enter federal buildings next month, because the federal government has given the state a last-minute extension to comply with the Real ID Act.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the decision Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Gov. John Baldacci sent a letter to Secretary Michael Chertoff saying the state is willing to implement security measures that the federal government is demanding.See the full content of this document
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Promised Changes Earn Real Id Extension ; State House: Complying with Federal Standards Still Will Require Approval From Maine's Divided Legislature.
Real ID is designed to fight terrorism by making the states' requirements for driver's licenses and identification cards more uniform and stringent.
Most of the changes that Baldacci has embraced, which include barring illegal immigrants from getting licenses, will...See the full content of this document
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