My question JoyAnna is "why is the EDL/ID license the only license available to you? Has the driver license office specifically stated this?"
You have mentioned the following:
To renew, go to any driver licensing office and bring:[list][*]Your old driver license or ID car.[*]Glasses or contacts for the vision test.[*]Cash or check only; we don’t accept credit or debit cards.[*]Additional documents when upgrading to an Enhanced Driver License or ID card.
Note that they use the word "upgrading"...doesn't this imply you have a choice to upgrade or not from your previous original license?
In Canada we have a choice whether to upgrade to EDL or remain the same...and no ID card is required...of course the PTB trys to push the EDL on Canadians to replace the passport necessary to cross the border.
I do sympathize with you if you can only procure the EDL...in your case I would only have it on my person when driving a vehicle otherwise I would stow it in the deepest suitcase at home!!
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