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by arp242 320 days ago
You can't use your driving license under the proposed SAVE act, as it's not proof of citizenship. Only a few states offer "extended" driving licenses, which do, but also need to be requested separately in most (or all?) states that offer them IIRC. For every other state: you will have to use a passport, birth certificate, or a separate state ID card.
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> Only a few states offer "extended" driving licenses, which do [prove your citizenship]

If anyone is wondering, an enhanced drivers license is not the same as a "REAL ID". A "REAL ID" does not indicate citizenship status, which the SAVE act requires.

https://campaignlegal.org/sites/default/files/2025-01/CLC%20...

https://www.sos.mn.gov/media/zzia53yr/033125-secretaries-of-...

https://www.dhs.gov/enhanced-drivers-licenses-what-are-they

I renewed my license 4 years ago and got an enhanced license with no special request.
Enhanced licenses only exist in 5 states.
OK now we just need to find out how well it works for thousands of other people from different states, social classes, and skin colors and then we'll have some real data.