bureaucracies and other beasts

[dchenes]

I think today I'll embark on a fool's errand, also known as converting my driver's license from Ohio to Massachusetts. (I was wrong, by the way; it's going to cost me $110, not $90.) The list of proof of identity that's on the DMV web site is a little overwhelming. I can provide proofs of residency and date of birth, but my passport has expired and I have no idea what constitutes "proof of signature". My Ohio license has my signature on it, along with my Social Security number (I know, that's a bad idea, but I don't have any other proof of SSN). I figure the worst that can happen is I sit in the DMV for three hours and then they send me away because I don't have the right documentation. At least then I can find out what, exactly, the right documentation is. And if it all goes well, I can change my voter registration at the same time.

I've got a rant about Social Security numbers, too, but that's for another time.

Comments

[kalessin.livejournal.com]

Your expired passport should be okay as ID... bring it with you.

[dchenes.livejournal.com]

Tell that to the DMV, who wouldn't take my expired passport as vaild ID. Even though it says "current or expired passport" right on the list of acceptable forms of ID. So tomorrow I'm going back with my lease, my electric bill, my birth certificate, my expired passport and my Ohio license, and if they still won't accept that as proof that I'm me, I'm going to call somebody and complain.