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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 ...

Jan 9, 2026
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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...

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...

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...

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 ...