A police department in southern Maine is seeing an “uptick” in the number of driver’s licenses issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) to individuals using the social security number “999-99-9999”.
“We’ve seen an uptick in [BMV] using 999-99-9999 for social security numbers,” wrote Darcie L. Valido, the Assistant Director of Operations for Sanford Regional Communications, in a May 23 email to various police departments in southern Maine.
In the email, which was obtained via a Freedom of Access Act request, and a phone interview, Valido said she sent the email because the bogus social security number can cause issues with the in-house police database.
That “heads up” email was received by law enforcement agencies throughout York County.
Valido was not aware of how or why the proxy number was linked to several bonafide Maine driver’s licenses.
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D), who is responsible for overseeing the BMV, did not respond to a request for comment about the “uptick” in proxy social security numbers that the Sanford PD has experienced.
Deputy Secretary of State Catherine Curtis, the director BMV, did not respond to a request for comment about the phony social security numbers.
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It’s unclear exactly how individuals without valid social security numbers are obtaining Maine driver’s licenses — or whether they are being registered to vote.
In order to obtain a driver’s license in Maine, individuals are required by law to prove that they are a Maine resident, present in the U.S. lawfully, and provide two forms of identification.
“If your social security number is not on file with the Secretary of State, you must provide your social security number,” the BMV website states.
One potential explanation is that the Sanford PD just happens to be encountering an uptick in nonimmigrant visa-holders who have obtained driver’s licenses by providing an I-94 document, also known as the Arrival/Departure Record.
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Jessica Vaughan, the director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, said that the licenses linked to 999-99-9999 social security numbers could possibly have been provided to such non-citizen visa-holders admitted to the U.S. legally.
“They are lawfully admitted and would not need a SSN in most cases,” Vaughan said.
However, the lack of an official explanation from Bellows or the BMV has some Republicans concerned Maine is aiding illegal immigration and potentially allowing non-citizens to vote in Maine’s elections.
Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage told the Maine Wire that Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) should launch an investigation into whether illegal aliens are obtaining Maine driver’s licenses and registering to vote.
“This revelation is deeply disturbing. It suggests Maine’s Secretary of State is aiding people who are not legally present to obtain documents, including ID and driver’s licenses,” Savage said in a statement.
“With a wide open southern border and waves of illegal immigrants coming to Maine, this is a recipe for disaster,” said Savage.
“Maine’s Attorney General must investigate this issue immediately and provide full transparency,” he said. “Shenna Bellows needs to be replaced with a Secretary of State that respects the rule of law and U.S. Constitution by the next Maine Legislature.”
Although Maine law currently prohibits the BMV from giving driver’s licenses or IDs to illegal aliens, several other states — including Massachusetts, New York, and California — will provide licenses regardless of immigration status.
In January, Maine’s Speaker of the House, far left Democrat Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, introduced a bill (LD 1138) that would have removed the legal requirement that Maine driver’s licenses only be given to those present in the U.S. legally.
Later in the session, however, the bill was pulled at Talbot Ross’s request.
“The allegations raised here give me serious concerns about what is happening behind the scenes and in the dark at the Secretary of State’s office,” said Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor), the top Republican in the House of Representatives.
“I’m alarmed that once again Democrat-appointed Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is seemingly creating new laws out of thin air,” said Faulkingham.
Although Democrats and progressive groups have long maintained that non-citizens are not voting in U.S. elections, a study conducted by the nonprofit Just Facts estimated that as many as 2-5 million non-citizens were registered to vote as of 2022.
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Every politician and bureaucrat who votes for, approves or or aides in these shams with illegals has blood on their hands. We’ll be seeing more accidents.
If you drive anywhere near the Ptld , So Ptld area, you’ve probably been in near misses from illegals’ bad driving.
Bad driving by “New Mainers” in nice SUV”s (???). I try to avoid I295 now because of having to avoid the horrible driving by “New Mainers” who do not know how to merge to enter the Interstate and do not know how to stay in a lane and go the minimum speed. At Exit 4 in SOPO at the end of Billy Vachon Drive, 2 SUV’s were stopped so these “New Mainers” could chat. One in the breakdown lane and the other just stopped in the singular travel lane!! Totally blocking exiting traffic! Could not believe what I saw!
To Maine Voter, below – Next time, call the police and report them! You might just save someone from dying in a crash, because you know this isn’t the only time they’ve done similar things. And it won’t be the last time!
SHAME on Shenna Bellows and the Democrats for allowing non-citizens to get BOGUS licenses in Maine, against the law. This needs to be stopped!
My wife was hit by one in a Portland parking lot while she was parked. The guy didn’t know how to back up. He gave her a name and phone number that was bogus. Fortunately, she got a copy of his plate number.We had to have the police track him down and was told that the same vehicle was involved in a DUI 2 weeks prior.
However, the lack of an official explanation from Bellows or the BMV has some Republicans concerned Maine is aiding illegal immigration and potentially allowing non-citizens to vote in Maine’s elections.”
Potentially voting? Of course they are. We are just at the beginning of all this bs. It is only going to get worse. The dems want this-more votes for them. The illegals are flooding the state and law enforcement is becoming overwhelmed. Democrat policies will ensure the slide to a third world shithole continues.
A. King and S. Pingree would not know any thing about this would they. Hope the info has been passed on to voter registration folks in This State.
However, the lack of an official explanation from Bellows or the BMV has some Republicans concerned Maine is aiding illegal immigration and potentially allowing non-citizens to vote in Maine’s elections.” Maybe she needs to be in court just like trump. “
…that’s just plain blatant BS on the Democrat Bellows, Shenna!
From the Valido email: “…if they can’t find an actual SSN, to use a pseudo.” Eerrmm, I am not following. A couple of quick questions:
1. It would seem that 999-99-9999 is already a pseudo (=”false”) SSN. I thought that was the problem. What is a “pseudo?”
2. Is there an actual procedure for providing a driver’s license to someone who lacks a SSN? What is it?
3. What kind of ID is enough to be able to register to vote?
“They are lawfully admitted and would not need a SSN in most cases,” Vaughan said.
Then use an individual taxpayer identification number. This is not complicated.
The various government departments in Maine are running a train right now on the native born population. Wake up.