I went to the DMV today in Athens, Ohio after learning that my “Non-Driver” ID card had expired. In order to renew it I had to find and bring in my birth certificate! I had thought an ID card with a photo they took themselves four years ago would (and should) suffice, Miraculously, I still had my 89-year old birth certificate from the state of Virginia. Since my address was on my expired ID and I had not moved in over 20 years, I thought my address would be covered. But no, a mailing from my State of Ohio retirement policy folks was not sufficient. I need to return to the DMV again tomorrow with something more substantial, like a bank statement with my “current” address on it. What if I received my bank statements via the internet, or at a local P.O. Box number? I have voted in every major election for well over 40 years, without a problem. Some poll workers know me by name. I’m writing this blog just in case some other non-drivers won’t 
wait until the last minute (like election day) to learn they have been disenfranchised, Yes, I vaguely remember about two months ago receiving a reminder from the DMV to update, but I assumed they didn’t know I wasn’t even driving any more. I still wonder why a valid ID with a valid photo should expire before I do. …And the homeless without an address! Oh, I just thought: Maybe all new drivers’ licenses require a birth certificate now…?
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Some ID and DL issues vary by state. When my MIL decided not to get a license but to get an ID so she could vote, her ID did not expire until death. Then, there is the Real ID requirement, which has been years in coming, but I think may be kicking in for good this year? I got my Real ID DL 7 years ago, so I don’t think of it now. Anyway, in Kansas, a birth cert is required for a Real ID or a Real ID driver license. We also need proof of residence address, but our renewal card from the Dept. of Rev. works well for that. When these requirements are met once, we only need to bring our renewal card and current DL, take a vision test, and get a new photo to renew. I still think once one has a Real ID ID card, it’s for life.
Some of this may hold true in your state, or it could be different. I don’t know if all these words will help at all, but I hope so.
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Yes! All kinds of shenanigans going on in this country.
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