They just effectively expired all trans Kansan drivers licenses. If they want to drive or use their drivers licenses as an ID they need to pay about $30 to get a new one.
Edit: Of course, this benefits no one. It is a blatant attempt to harass and discriminate against a vulnerable minority population.
Kansas requires voters to present a state-issued form of ID to be able to vote, which is almost always going to be a driver’s license or a state ID, both of which are affected by this change. If the license/ID is invalidated, no ability to vote.
Given that midterms are coming up, this could very well be a deliberate move to disenfranchise members of the trans community by denying their right to vote at a key political moment.
How?
They just effectively expired all trans Kansan drivers licenses. If they want to drive or use their drivers licenses as an ID they need to pay about $30 to get a new one.
Edit: Of course, this benefits no one. It is a blatant attempt to harass and discriminate against a vulnerable minority population.
Kansas requires voters to present a state-issued form of ID to be able to vote, which is almost always going to be a driver’s license or a state ID, both of which are affected by this change. If the license/ID is invalidated, no ability to vote.
Given that midterms are coming up, this could very well be a deliberate move to disenfranchise members of the trans community by denying their right to vote at a key political moment.
I assumed from the letter that by issuing a new licence they mean they give you a new one for free but according to news articles they will not.
The SAVE Act will make it harder to vote if your documentation doesn’t match your birth certificate. (article is from last year, but the bill just now passed the House I believe.)
It costs money to get a drivers license replaced.