In all the articles a out RealID I have never seen what the failing states are doing wrong or refusing to do. Is the ID insufficient or is the state failing to verify that the person matches the ID when they give it.
Missouri is not in compliance because it refuses to share the documents that proves legal residence/citizenship with FedGov. MO does not knowingly issue DLs to illegal aliens and its documentation process meets RealID standards. It’s just the sharing part that is out of compliance. Kind of a state’s rights thing. Should FedGov be able to require a state to share info that it (the state) has gathered?
Now MO has come up with a way to wiggle out of the problem. If someone is willing to share their personal info with the Feds, they can get a DL that is RealID compliant. (I won’t because I already have a passport).
It looks like the biggest things states are choking on are retention of copies of source documents, end date for licences matching end dates of visas for nonpermanent visitors, and clearly identifying which IDs do not comply with Real ID by printing "Yo soy un illegal" on the picture. OK, I have exagerated the last point a little.
States that refuse to adequately verify identity or who give licenses to illegal aliens.
They should be excluded.