I can relate an experience with my oldest son, who is mildly mentally impaired. Recently he lost his SS card, went down to SS office to get another one. He had his birth certificate with him, but no picture ID. He was told he needed something with a picture Id with his birth day and something with his SS# on it in order to get a new card. He can’t get a State ID without his SS card- he had lost, misplaced, had his State ID’s stolen over the years. He wanted to get another State ID. However, there is a limit on how many State ID’s you can get and SS cards you can get over your life time. SS card is 10 max.
Long story, but the guy at SS office said I have his printout showing all his information; his Aunt said, can you give that to us so we can take down to DMV- he said no, we use to do that but folks were never going to DMV. They would take the printout and sell it and make fake ID’s.
He finally did get his SS card after he took his bus ID card down to SS office.
For homeless folks, mentally impaired, people who move a lot(my son, who gets taken advantage of due to his SSDI money), they tend to get their ID’s, SS cards, Birth certificates stolen, lost, a lot.
I never had a clear picture of what they go through to get an ID until it happened with my son.
GA has a Voter ID law...
State issued ID’s are FREE for voting! You just have to get to the local DMV to get it...
http://www.dds.ga.gov/drivers/DLdata.aspx?con=1747740603&ty=dl
Thanks for the post regarding your son’s situation
It gives me a better understanding of the process.
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