Virginia will Launch a Mobile ID Option Later this Year. Is DC’s on the Horizon?

As of July, DC driver’s licenses are getting a makeover.

In addition to cherry blossoms, licenses will now feature the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge and a Wood Thrush, the district’s official bird. But after Maryland recently added a second option for mobile IDs, another pressing question among the civic tech-minded remains: When will DC introduce mobile licenses and ID cards?

Well, according to DC DMV Director Gabriel Robinson, the option is in the works — but there’s no firm timeline (there’s also an ongoing-but-unclear-when push for a mobile voting option in DC).

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