At this moment I am filling out my DC driver’s license application and the accompanying motor voter registration form. I just signed the bottom of both applications and noticed a very curious discrepancy.

From the DC Driver’s License Application:

Any person using a fictitious name or address and/or knowingly making any false statement on this application is in violation of D.C. Law and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or 180 days imprisonment or both. (D.C. Official Code §22-2405).

That seems reasonable – we definitely want to discourage people from using false information to obtain official identification.

From the D.C. Voter Registration Form:

WARNING: If you sign this statement even though you know it is untrue, you can be convicted and fined up to $10,000 and/or jailed for up to five years.

Hello! Don’t even think about messing with the District of Columbia’s elections, motherfucker. Sure, if you try to get a driver’s license to board an airplane, we’ll put you in jail for half a year. But try to vote in our democratic process? Freedom will smack you in the ass.