[J3] For air travel to the J3 meeting in October, you may need a different ID

[Keith Bierman]

FWIW Colorado licenses have been compliant since 2011. No need to get a special flight worthy license 

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> On Jun 27, 2018, at 8:54 AM, Bill Long via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
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>> On Jun 27, 2018, at 8:34 AM, Steve Lionel via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
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>> New Hampshire now offers RealID licenses, and does notify people renewing about the option. My wife renewed last year and wasn't going to get the RealID version, as she was concerned (rightfully so) about so much information being in yet another government database, but the clerk at the DMV told her (incorrectly) that she could not renew Global Entry without it, so she gave in. (Global Entry cards are valid ID for flying and one isn't even asked for a drivers license when renewing.)
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> Certainly a valid passport should be sufficient for GE renewal.
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>> Massachusetts, on the other hand, said nothing in recent renewal letters, encouraging people to renew online without telling them that if they wanted a RealID license they needed to renew in person. There was a big kerfluffle about people having to pay again to get a RealID license so that they could fly. I never heard what the resolution of this was.
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> Minnesota is another of the foot-dragging states, but RealID is a regularly debated political issue. So pretty much everyone who does not live under a rock knows the issues involved.  My driver license does not expire until 2020, and I have no plans to get a new one before then.  OTOH, my job requires having a passport and it has to be in hand on possibly short notice, so I always take it on any trip.  Hence RealID is a non-issue for me. 
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> That said, kudos to Steve for reminding people before the meeting in October. 
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> Cheers,
> Bill
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>> Steve
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>>> On 6/27/2018 3:01 AM, Van Snyder wrote:
>>> Does your state send a flyer about getting RealID and what documents are
>>> necessary, when you get your notice to renew your driving license?
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