Enforcement for the REAL ID while traveling begins on May 7.

As reports surfaced of long lines winding out of DMV offices across the state, many locations don’t have appointments available until weeks after the deadline, according to the DMV website.

The REAL ID Act of 2005 says travelers in the Golden State and nationwide will need an updated driver’s license, ID card, or provide other documentation before they can board domestic flights, enter nuclear power plants, or access certain federal buildings.

The federal government extended the implementation of the date several times before (the original deadline was 2008). But it appears that it will firmly take effect next month.

“If you have plans to travel after May 7, upgrade to a REAL ID before the enforcement deadline,” said DMV Director Steve Gordon.

However, Gordon says those who possess a valid passport may use that place of the REAL ID until it is time to renew their driver’s license.

This month, the Transportation Security Administration told CBS News that they are seeing around 81 percent compliance at checkpoints — but this only means that people are either showing up with a REAL ID or a passport.

As of January, a little over half of Americans had REAL ID-compliant cards, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

A spokesperson told CBS that there will be a “phased approach” to enforcement but “people may experience travel delays.”

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A conviction for driving under the influence or DUI carries several penalties in all states and Washington. D.C. On top of hefty fines, possible jail time, suspension of driving privileges, and probation, DUI offenders are often required to attend alcohol education classes, commonly referred to as DUI school.

DUI classes—which are typically a condition of probation—are designed to, among other things, teach offenders about the dangers of driving under the influence.

They also focus on spreading awareness about the legal and personal consequences that come with a DUI conviction. Those who attend these classes will also have an opportunity to learn how to avoid drinking and driving and prevent another DUI arrest and conviction, which would bring on more severe consequences.

But what if you ignore the order to sign up for DUI classes? What will happen if you sign up for an alcohol education program, but fail to attend the required number of classes?

Whichever of the two you decide to do, you will still have to face certain consequences.

Keep in mind that attending mandatory DUI classes is a condition of your probation. Failing to attend or complete DUI classes constitutes a violation of your probation. Once the judge gets wind of your violation, he or she will probably issue a bench warrant for your arrest. If your original sentence already includes jail time, the likelihood the judge will make it longer is high.

You can also expect your state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to extend the suspension period of your driver’s license if you do not take or complete your DUI classes.

Missing DUI classes is simply not worth the trouble, so make sure you attend them. In any case, if your state allows them, you can sign up for an online DUI class. To find out how different they can be from in-person DUI classes, check out the infographic below.

-Lauren Kunis

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DeniAntionette “Deni” Mazingo, candidate for Assembly District 42, has given us an update on a story which she broke exclusively to the HSJ Chronicle some weeks ago.

“I first alerted my constituents before any other candidate, and then I alerted the Chronicle as well,” said Mazingo.   

The DMV’s “Motor Voter” program had been compromised yet again, and it was Ms. Mazingo who brought it to the attention of her constituency first.

Mazingo first alerted her base just prior to the 2020 first annual monthly meeting of The Democrats of Hemet-San Jacinto, on January 5.

The program had a botched implementation despite warnings about potential technology failures. Six ineligible people voted in the June 2018 primary. Two of the six also voted in the general election in November. The DMV reported making 105,000 registration errors in the months following the launch.

“While we recognize that voters are understandably disgusted with a program that has had ongoing problems, we want to assure our constituency that we on the Deni Mazingo team will continue to monitor this problem and demand accountability,” said Mazingo, adding, “We spotted the problem before anyone else and we have been and will continue to be at the forefront of those demanding accountability on this issue,” said Mazingo who was endorsed by California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, and just this week was endorsed by San Bernardino Chicano-Latino Caucus

The Hemet-San Jacinto Chronicle thanks Deni Mazingo without whose help this article would have been impossible.

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More problems with jaundiced “Motor Voter” system

Candidate for 42nd State Assembly District seat, Deni Mazingo has advised the Hemet-San Jacinto Chronicle that yet again, The DMV’s “Motor Voter” program has been compromised. Legal voters are left wondering if the program is incompetent, corrupt, biased…or just wrong-headed. In an era where illegal aliens are being given deriver’s licenses, is it any wonder that honest, legal American voters are questioning this entire concept?

Mazingo alerted those at the 2020 first annual monthly meeting of The Democrats of Hemet-San Jacinto.  

First came the complaints, with headlines like;  “Audit finds problems with California “Motor Voter” Program,” from Associated Press. Then “More than 23,000 Californians were registered to vote incorrectly by state DMV,” by the LA Times in September of 2018, and “Skid Row Voter Fraudsters Preyed on LA Homeless, Authorities Charge” from NBC in November of 2018. That particular case came as national discourse over voter fraud heated up in November of last year when President Trump, had in the past, alleged (and been proven correct) that “millions” of bogus votes were cast in the 2016 presidential election. Trump had said, that there were “forged” ballots and “found” votes during the midterm election in Florida. Then there was the August, 2019 California Globe article titled, “DMV’s Six Degrees Of Separation From The Truth About Voter Fraud In California” which explained that thousands of were “…”inadvertently registered to vote.” Right. Inadvertently.  Some began to question, and continue to question Alex Padilla’s competency as California Secretary of State.

Then came the lawsuits. “California isn’t doing enough to verify citizenship while registering voters, lawsuit says” by Bryan Anderson of the Sacramento Bee, in October, of last year, concerning a lawsuit brought by Harmeet Dhillon In the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Sacramento, Harmeet Dhillon, of San Fransisco’s Dhillon Law Group alleged that Secretary of State Alex Padilla is violating federal law by not verifying citizenship information from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Dhillon tried to force the DMV to send Padilla more records related to citizenship to demonstrate that only eligible people are able to register. “We want the secretary of state to do his job, which is to ensure that only eligible voters are placed on the voter rolls,” she said.

That lawsuit challenged the then-year-old program meant to boost voter participation. Motor Voter, which launched in April 2018, automatically registers eligible voters when they visit the DMV. It proved to benefit Democrats during last year’s midterm election, although a high number of applicants are registering with no party preference.

The program had a botched implementation despite warnings about potential technology failures. Six ineligible people voted in the June 2018 primary. Two of the six also voted in the general election in November. The DMV reported making 105,000 registration errors in the months following the launch.

But that was then…this is now, right?

And now? Just a few weeks ago The Sacramento Bee headlined yet another article which backed-up what Mazingo said is, “…a problem which affected both Republican and Democratic voters.” And that’s exactly what Alex Padilla and the DMV are telling us. Janna Haynes, public information officer for Sacramento County Voter Registration & Elections, said, “…there does seem to be a correlation,” between the ongoing problems and the Motor Voter system.

One wonders just how seriously those in Sacramento are taking this blatant, chronic, illegal threat to the right to vote. One wonders indeed.

The Hemet-San Jacinto Chronicle thanks Deni Mazingo without whose help this article would have been impossible.

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