Deadline Approaching for Student and Government Employee IDs to Be Used for Voting

RALEIGH, N.C. – The State Board of Elections is reminding educational institutions and government agencies of this week’s deadline to apply to have their student or employee photo IDs approved for voting purposes in the 2023 municipal elections.

The deadline to apply is this Wednesday, June 28, 2023. To apply, an institution must provide a signed Student or Employee Identification Approval Form and a digital image of the ID card to the State Board. Public colleges and universities may seek approval of both student and employee ID cards, but they must submit separate approval forms for each type of ID.

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TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2023 - 00:00
State Board Launches Approval Process for Student and Government Employee IDs for Voting

The State Board of Elections is encouraging eligible educational institutions and government agencies to apply to have their student and employee photo IDs approved for voting purposes in upcoming elections.

RALEIGH, NC
The State Board of Elections is encouraging eligible educational institutions and government agencies to apply to have their student and employee photo IDs approved for voting purposes in upcoming elections.

Beginning with the 2023 municipal elections, registered voters in North Carolina will be asked to present photo identification to vote. For more information on the photo ID requirement, see Voter ID.

https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id

Student identification cards issued by North Carolina public or private universities and colleges, as well as employee identification cards issued by state and local government entities and charter schools, are valid forms of photo ID for voting when approved by the State Board.

Many other types of photo ID, including driver’s licenses, also will be accepted for voting. However, this approval process will ensure students without another acceptable form of ID will be prepared to vote.

“We strongly encourage all eligible educational institutions and government employers to apply for their IDs to be approved for voting. Getting their IDs approved will help ensure their students and employees are best equipped to participate in our state’s elections,” said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections. “The State Board is ready to assist these institutions and governmental entities as they work through this approval process.”

To request approval for use in the 2023 municipal elections, an institution must provide a signed Student or Employee Identification Approval Form and a digital image of the ID card to the State Board on or before June 28, 2023. Public colleges and universities may seek approval of both student and employee ID cards, but they must submit separate approval forms for each type of ID.

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🚨Reminder🚨

Meeting Today at 11 am....

Public Demonstration of Voting Equipment by NCSBE
The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting at 11 am on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.

The meeting will start with a voting system demonstration in Room 2009, Second Floor, Dobbs Building, 430 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, N.C. (entrance on the Third Floor via the Halifax Mall). After the demonstration, the meeting with recess and reconvene in the Board Room, Third Floor, Dobbs Building, 430 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, N.C.

When the Board reconvenes in the Board Room after the voting system demonstration, any member of the public may listen live to the meeting online or by phone using the information below. This portion of the meeting will begin at 1 pm or soon thereafter.

Online: Webex (Password: NCSBE)
By Phone: Dial 415-655-0003, enter access code 2431 869 3961 #, passcode 62723
Meeting materials will be posted as they are available to the State Board’s meeting website.

More details here...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/106911518

All voters will be allowed to vote with or without a photo ID. If a voter cannot show photo ID when voting in person, they can still vote by filling out an ID Exception Form. For absentee-by-mail voters, if they are unable to include a copy of their photo ID in their ballot return envelope, they can also fill out an ID Exception Form with their ballot. Find more information under ID Exceptions below.
https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id#exceptions