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Committee advances municipal ID documentation amendments after staff and widespread public support
Summary
After staff and the county clerk described security measures, the committee forwarded amendments tightening documentation requirements for the City ID; speakers representing immigrant, LGBT and tenant groups urged a January–February 2009 launch and praised a recent Superior Court ruling affirming the program's legality.
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee on Nov. 3 forwarded proposed amendments to the municipal identification (City ID) documentation rules to the full Board after staff presentations and more than a dozen members of the public urged quick implementation.
Supervisor Tom Ammiano, who introduced the amendments, said his office and the city administrator consulted the county clerk, banks, credit unions, and law enforcement to ensure applicants present documents that accepting agencies will recognize. He described a clarification changing the original marriage certificate requirement to a "certified copy" and said the changes require each…
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