Every year, drivers in Iowa receive a new renewal sticker for their license plates that lists the month and year it was issued. Drivers in Wisconsin have a permanent “month” sticker, and receive a renewal that just includes the year.
This may not seem like much of a distinction, but consider the unnecessary complexity the Iowa system creates. The state must produce and purchase 12 different stickers (one for each month) and distribute them to the 99 county courthouses. There is invariably waste each month, as there is no way to predict the exact number required.
On the other hand, Wisconsin benefits from bulk ordering (only one version with the year) and can reduce costs through a single annual distribution process.
The outcome is the same, but I suspect that the time and money to get there are significantly different. Be like Wisconsin and don’t stick yourself with unnecessary complexity.
