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motor vehicle registration agency

Government agency that administers vehicle registration and driver licensing

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Nov 9, 2025
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How does California verify citizenship for registered voters?

California currently verifies voter citizenship primarily through a sworn where applicants certify under penalty of perjury that they are U.S. citizens, combined with routine crosschecks using DMV or ...

Dec 11, 2025
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How do users securely revoke or disable a lost or stolen state digital ID credential?

States and vendors are building “remote revocation” and interoperable revocation mechanisms into mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and digital IDs so users can deactivate credentials if a device is lost...

Jan 28, 2026
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How does the DMV secondary review (DL 209A) process work and what evidence resolves common denials?

The is ’s formal “Secondary Review Referral Notice” that triggers a deeper identity and residency check when submitted documents conflict with records or lack required elements; initiation and instruc...

Jan 9, 2026

How do county elections officials verify unique identifiers when a registrant provides no ID or SSN?

When a registrant provides no photo ID or Social Security number, county election officials rely on a patchwork of statutory backups — assigned unique voter identifiers, database matching and validati...

Nov 21, 2025

What would be the legal and administrative steps required to rename Social Security and how likely are they?

Renaming the Social Security program’s label for everyone (e.g., changing the agency or program name nationwide) is not the same as an individual changing the name on a Social Security card: individua...

Feb 6, 2026

In California, they gave options to not put in full data of who u r to register to vote. Whats that? A blue state

’s voter-registration system gives applicants several ways to avoid supplying certain pieces of personal information (or to control how that information is shared) — options built into VoteCal, “Motor...

Feb 3, 2026

How does the California Secretary of State define citizenship for voter registration?

’s Secretary of State treats as a statutory and constitutional eligibility requirement for registering to vote, but the practical mechanism is an attestation on the voter registration affidavit rather...

Jan 15, 2026

How does VoteCal cross‑check citizenship assertions against DMV and other state databases?

VoteCal, California’s statewide voter registration database, cross‑checks citizenship assertions primarily by matching identifying data—California driver’s license or ID numbers, partial Social Securi...

Nov 4, 2025

What changes did California AB 60 (2013 law effective 2015) allow for undocumented immigrants regarding driving credentials?

California Assembly Bill 60, effective January 1, 2015, authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue driver's licenses to individuals who cannot prove lawful presence in the United States but ...