GOP candidate Steve Hilton announces plan to abolish California DMV

For decades, Californians have groaned about needing to visit or wait in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles, but that may soon change if Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is elected.

Hilton announced Tuesday, Sept. 8, his plans to abolish California's DMV, which he calls a "monopoly," and cut vehicle registration to $73 per vehicle annually as part of his campaign to make the state more affordable for residents.

"We are going to shut down this bloated, nanny-state, bureaucratic agency that treats Californians with complete contempt," Hilton said during his announcement.

Affordability has been a key component of Hilton's gubernatorial campaigns, specifically highlighting the need for change as Californians face a housing and affordability crisis.

"It does look like change really is coming to California," Hilton said in a social media post after winning a spot on November's ballot in the primaries. "If anyone is going to pull this state around, that is the plan. Change is coming; we are heading to Sacramento."

As part of his new plan, Hilton wants to decentralize much of the DMV's role by reallocating residents' registrations, titles, driver's licenses, and road test needs to county offices or regulated local providers.

Hilton would also…

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