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Maine’s governor is asking the federal government not to penalize Maine travelers this spring, based on the state’s failure to comply with the Real ID act.
In a letter today to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Gov. John Baldacci noted a state law, passed amid privacy and civil rights concerns, that prohibits Maine from complying with the act. But he said the state has made progress in meeting many of the requirments of Real ID, and asked that Mainers not be subjected to extra security or travel delays.
