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May. 19th, 2010 01:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sethrakGuess who's now got a Colorado driver's license and voter registration?
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It was insanely easy. My old driver's license was from Virginia, which is recognized by Colorado as a 'Lawful Presence' state. All I had to do was show my still-valid DL, tell them my address, pay the fee, scan my index finger, and take the photo. They took my bare word as to my address, and did not make me wait ages while they cross-checked my identity with Social Security Administration and etc., as Virginia did when I wanted a new learner's permit. (Granted, that was when I was newly married and hadn't finished informing all relevant government bodies I'd changed my last name.)
The only bad part was the line waiting. There's only one DMV office in Colorado Springs that does new licenses and a number of other services, and it's a tiny place in a really run-down mini mall. The neighborhood isn't bad, but there were a lot of vacant store fronts, including a former Albertson's, and apparently this means enough loss of income that the property management company can't afford to fix potholes. Gravel roads in Wayne County are in better shape than that lot.
I came prepared with snacks and juice for Jack, so he was fairly well-behaved. ^_^ Thank God I was able to get it done before Mark's school year is over. A tiny waiting room with a high volume of customers is a recipe for a zodling meltdown.
I don't have the physical license yet. Unlike every other state I've lived in, Colorado gives you a slip of paper good for 30 days until the real license or ID comes in the mail. If it fails to arrive, I have to take that slip back to the DMV and let them know.
I also reaffirmed my organ donor status, donated a dollar to the organ donor program awareness fund, and registered to vote as a Democrat. :D The state employee warned me that voter registration meant I'd acquire state residency. That's fine by me. If we ever get stationed in Florida, I may take on and keep FL residency long-term, because they have no state income tax, even if it means not being able to vote in other states when we move again. But for now, I get more benefit from being resident in the state I am physically in.
Tomorrow Mark's class is having their last day of school in the park just north of the school. Parents are invited and asked to bring breakfast snacks. I plot making cupcakes tonight. :D
\o/
It was insanely easy. My old driver's license was from Virginia, which is recognized by Colorado as a 'Lawful Presence' state. All I had to do was show my still-valid DL, tell them my address, pay the fee, scan my index finger, and take the photo. They took my bare word as to my address, and did not make me wait ages while they cross-checked my identity with Social Security Administration and etc., as Virginia did when I wanted a new learner's permit. (Granted, that was when I was newly married and hadn't finished informing all relevant government bodies I'd changed my last name.)
The only bad part was the line waiting. There's only one DMV office in Colorado Springs that does new licenses and a number of other services, and it's a tiny place in a really run-down mini mall. The neighborhood isn't bad, but there were a lot of vacant store fronts, including a former Albertson's, and apparently this means enough loss of income that the property management company can't afford to fix potholes. Gravel roads in Wayne County are in better shape than that lot.
I came prepared with snacks and juice for Jack, so he was fairly well-behaved. ^_^ Thank God I was able to get it done before Mark's school year is over. A tiny waiting room with a high volume of customers is a recipe for a zodling meltdown.
I don't have the physical license yet. Unlike every other state I've lived in, Colorado gives you a slip of paper good for 30 days until the real license or ID comes in the mail. If it fails to arrive, I have to take that slip back to the DMV and let them know.
I also reaffirmed my organ donor status, donated a dollar to the organ donor program awareness fund, and registered to vote as a Democrat. :D The state employee warned me that voter registration meant I'd acquire state residency. That's fine by me. If we ever get stationed in Florida, I may take on and keep FL residency long-term, because they have no state income tax, even if it means not being able to vote in other states when we move again. But for now, I get more benefit from being resident in the state I am physically in.
Tomorrow Mark's class is having their last day of school in the park just north of the school. Parents are invited and asked to bring breakfast snacks. I plot making cupcakes tonight. :D
