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.