ClaireNC
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The misspelling of the street name on the Idaho ID has always made me wonder - did she spell it incorrectly on her doctored "proof" of residence (if that's in fact what she did), or did the clerk issuing the ID simply make a typographical error? I guess it's of no consequence, but yet another curious detail to this maddening mystery.
And don't even get me started on her handwritten notes... those are driving me insane.
We have to keep in mind that this was the 1980's! Back then there was no "proof of address" required to get a driver's license or state issued ID card or even a passport. For a driver's license, you just needed your birth certificate and to pass a written test and a driving test. (If you were a married female you might have needed a marriage license to verify the name change.) Some states also required a certificate that you passed some kind of drivers education - like 6 hours "behind the wheel". The DMV was not really concerned with your identity, but just wanted proof that you knew how to drive and would be safe on the roads. If it was just a state ID card, all you needed was a birth certificate and some money to pay for registration fee of the ID card.
It was all done right in the DMV/motor vehicle office and they handed you the license when it was over. No need to mail anything anywhere. No need to show a social security card, no need to prove address.