He was driving a car with Washington state plates into Canada, he said.

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Drivers are likely to love that in a state where many already pay to have special plates saying, for instance, BIGBOY.

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The 424 state-paid judges are required to give up their special plates when they leave office.

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Therefore, opponents argue, allowing people to sport these plates is tantamount to allowing the tea-partiers to advertise on state property.

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Advocates believe the digital license plates could actually cut license plate construction costs and bring money to the state via ad sales.

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The commission says records showed 424 city and state judges and 1, 832 present and former town and village justices have special identifying license plates on private vehicles.

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