Mine expires in October and I will now get my renewed license in 3 weeks. Go on the ca dmv website and start the process, especially if you want to get the "real id" then at the end of your session you will get a page with your confirmation code and a red stop sign. Thats what you need to go in the appointments line
They normally only schedule appointments 3 months from today.
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