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  Be the first person to vote!
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profnot
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 Posted - 02/15/2007 : 01:39:46 AM
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A NEW BILL WILL HELP WA NOTARIES AND SENIORS
There is a new bill before WA's Representatives to allow seniors age 70 and up to renew their state ID cards by mail or internet by submitting a current photograph and a form.
3 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME NEEDED BY THIS MONDAY 2/19 at 3pm
A committee is deciding whether or not the bill merits a call for votes by all WA Representatives.
Please send a supportive email by Monday at 3pm.
Tools to help you write and send the email are below.
You can do this while waiting for late eDocs.
Bill HB 1887
Read the very short bill at
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1887.pdf
SEND ONE EMAIL TO HELP GET THIS BILL PASSED
*Send an email urging committee members to put the bill to the vote and to vote yes.
*Copy-paste the email address list below.
*Copy-paste the text below for the email message. Editing encouraged.
*Send email before this Monday, 3pm, Feb 19.
Ask your colleagues and friends to send emails, too.
EMAIL ADDRESSES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR COPY-PASTE
Campell.Tom@leg.wa.gov, Wood.Alex@leg.wa.gov, Schindler.Lynn@leg.wa.gov,
Rodne.Jay@leg.wa.gov, Hailey.Steve@leg.wa.gov, Armstrong.Mike@leg.wa.gov, Wallace.Deb@leg.wa.gov, Curtis.Richard@leg.wa.gov, Takko.Dean@leg.wa.gov, Sullivan.Brian@leg.wa.gov, Rolfes.Christine@leg.wa.gov, Appleton.Sherry@leg.wa.gov, Flannigan.Dennis@leg.wa.gov, Upthegrove.Dave@leg.wa.gov, Dickerson.MaryLou@leg.wa.gov, Sells.Mike@leg.wa.gov, Kristiansen.Dan@leg.wa.gov, Jarrett.Fred@leg.wa.gov, Clibborn.Judy@leg.wa.gov, Ericksen.Doug@leg.wa.gov, Lovick.John@leg.wa.gov, Springer.Larry@leg.wa.gov, Simpson.Geoff@leg.wa.gov, Eddy.Deborah@leg.wa.gov, Hunter.Ross@leg.wa.gov
SAMPLE EMAIL MESSAGE TO COPY-PASTE (edit and embellish at will)
Subject line: Vote yes on HB 1887 and help WA's elderly
Message text:
Please approve bill HB 1887 for general vote. Then vote yes.
When seniors become homebound, it is very hard for them to renew their identification cards. Possessing only expired ID means they cannot make changes to their Wills, Powers of Attorney, and other legal documents because their signatures cannot be notarized.
As a notary, I have had to refuse to notarize important documents for seniors because they only possessed expired ID cards. They were physically able to travel to the DOL office to get a new one.
States outside Washington have more flexible rules for notaries to identify the signers of important documents. But those methods are very vulnerable to identity fraud. Help protect our seniors against identity theft by making it easy for them to renew their ID cards by submitting a current photograph via mail or internet.
Sincerely,
{your name}
TESTIFY AT THE HEARING ON MONDAY IN OLYMPIA
Join me by testifying in person at the hearing.
It starts at 3:30pm.
John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Room B
504 15th SW, Olympia
Details on testifying can be read at
http://www.leg.wa.gov/workingwithleg/testify.htm
Information on location and parking can be read at
http://www.leg.wa.gov/WorkingwithLeg/
Sorry for the late notice - they just sent me the hearing schedule yesterday!
MORE INFORMATION
Our Secretary of State and Department of Licensing notary division heads support this bill.
The Reverse Mortgage boom has just begun. Expired ID cards will be a big issue. If this bill passes, borrowers will easily be able to obtain ID cards we can use for notarizations.
Reverse Mortgage documents, Wills, Powers of Attorney, and many End of Life documents require notarization. But WA notaries cannot use expired ID cards.
I have had to refuse services for many seniors due to expired ID. This problem is only going to get worse with the aging of the Baby Boomers. When seniors stop driving, they rarely think to keep their ID cards current. When seniors become homebound or bedridden, it can be impossible for them to visit an office to get a new I |
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