https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/09/3-million-californians-might-have-to-go-back-to-the-dmv-after-id-failure/ > More than 3 million Californians who obtained new identification cards to comply with a federal mandate might have to return to the Department of Motor Vehicles because the state did not comply with Homeland Security guidelines when it developed the program. > The Department of Homeland Security on Monday sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a letter notifying him that the DMV failed to require Californians to provide adequate identification when residents sought so-called Real ID cards.