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Arizona legislature on verge of nixing Real ID program.(Inside Track)(Brief article)
The New American
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May 26, 2008 |
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On March 19 the Arizona state House passed a bill (HB2677) that would prohibit the state from putting Real ID into effect without the legislature's approval by a vote of 51 to 8. On May 6, the state Senate passed their stronger version of the bill, which would flatly prohibit participation in the Real ID program, by a vote of 21 to 7. Next, the House must approve the Senate's version of the bill.
Arizona would become the seventh state to pass a law prohibiting implementation of the Real ID program for driver's licenses. Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Washington have already passed ...
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