I am writing to express my support for Senate Bill SB 669 and House BillHB 2114, which would expand driver's license eligibility to No traditional residents who pay their taxes using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). As your constituent, I urge you to support this important legislation to ensure access to driver's licenses for all Oklahoma taxpayers.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of similar legislation during the last legislative session. Your leadership on this issue helped bring attention to the need for driver's license eligibility expansion for ITIN filers, and your support was instrumental in helping to advance this issue.

As you know, there are over 33,000 Oklahomans who pay more than $26 million in taxes to the state of Oklahoma, but are still unable to take the state driver's license test. By expanding eligibility to include ITIN filers, we can provide access to driver's licenses to those who are contributing to our state's economy and communities.

These bills are not only about granting licenses to those who are eligible, but also include robust provisions to ensure our democratic process is secure. The bills prevent ITIN filers from registering to vote and distinguish between regular licenses and ITIN licenses. These measures are crucial in safeguarding our elections and ensuring that our democratic process is not compromised.

Therefore if driver licenses are granted to be issued to non-tradicional residents this would allow the authorities to know the identity of people to differentiate, pursue and track down real criminals. It would also provide more accurate statistics as to how many non-traditional residents are living in the state, as well as their country of origin.

The bills are supported by several notable groups, including the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association, the Oklahoma Troopers Association, the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce, the Oklahoma Policy Institute, the Oklahoma Association of General Contractors, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.