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Bevin Says He’s Working To Make Kentucky REAL ID Compliant

J. Tyler Franklin, WFPL

Gov. Matt Bevin says he’s working with incoming President Donald Trump’s administration to come up with a bill that would bring Kentucky into compliance with stricter ID and driver’s license standards.

In a video released over the weekend, Bevin said the policy would be optional.

“It will be done in a way where it is voluntary to those who would or would not participate in this particular new form of identification,” he said.

Kentucky is out of compliance with federal identification card standards passed in 2004 by Congress. Starting on January 30th, Kentuckians will be unable to get into military bases like Ft. Knox and Ft. Campbell using their Kentucky-issued ID’s like driver’s licenses.

Though the legislature passed a bill that would have brought the state into compliance last year, Bevin vetoed it.

The REAL ID legislation was opposed by Tea Party groups and the ACLU of Kentucky, citing privacy concerns.

Ryland Barton is the Managing Editor for Collaboratives for Kentucky Public Radio, a group of public radio stations including WKMS, WFPL in Louisville, WEKU in Richmond and WKYU in Bowling Green. A native of Lexington, Ryland most recently served as the Capitol Reporter for Kentucky Public Radio. He has covered politics and state government for NPR member stations KWBU in Waco and KUT in Austin.
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