Photo ID Not Required To Vote In 2019; Here Are Rules For 2020

North Carolina – A Photo ID is not required in any election in 2019.

Beginning in 2020, North Carolina voters will be asked to provide photo identification when voting in-person or absentee-by-mail, with some exceptions.

No ID? Beginning in 2020, when you present to vote, you will be asked to show photo ID.

If you do not show photo ID, you may vote provisionally. Your provisional ballot will count if you bring acceptable photo ID to your county board of elections office before canvass, or if you sign an affidavit declaring that a reasonable impediment prevented you from showing photo ID

If you vote by mail, you must enclose a copy of your photo ID unless you sign an affidavit declaring that a reasonable impediment prevented you from enclosing a copy of your photo ID.

You can obtain a free photo ID at your county board of elections office any time until the Friday before the election.

What are qualifying exceptions?

These include: a reasonable impediment that prevents you from presenting a Photo ID when you vote in person or from enclosing a copy of your ID when you vote absentee by mail;

Religious objection to being photographed;

Declared natural disaster occurring within 100 days before the election.

Acceptable Photo IDs for Voting in 2020
Driver License or Non-Operator ID from North Carolina:
Must be valid and unexpired OR expired for one year or less.
May be expired if voter is over the age of 65 and ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.
Driver License or Non-Operator ID from a Different U.S. State or Territory:
Acceptable ONLY if voter registered within 90 days of the election.
Must be valid and unexpired OR expired for one year or less.
May be expired if voter is over the age of 65 and ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.
United States Passport, Includes U.S. Passport Card:
Must be valid and unexpired OR expired for one year or less.
May be expired if voter is over the age of 65 and ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.
North Carolina Voter ID Card:
Available free at your county board of elections until the Friday before the election.
Must be valid and unexpired OR expired for one year or less.
May be expired if voter is over the age of 65 and ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.
Approved Employee ID:
Must come from an approved state or local government employer.
Must be valid and unexpired OR expired for one year or less.
May be expired if voter is over the age of 65 and ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.
Approved Student ID:
Must come from an approved school.
Must be valid and unexpired OR expired for one year or less.
May be expired if voter is over the age of 65 and ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.
Tribal Enrollment Card Issued by: An approved state tribe; OR
A federal tribe
May be expired or have no expiration date.
Military ID Card or Veterans ID Card:
May be used even if expired or if there is no expiration date.

Voter ID Requirements
In the 2018 general election, 55 percent of voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring photo ID to vote in North Carolina.
Subsequently, the N.C. General Assembly approved Session Law 2018-144, which implements the constitutional requirement for voter photo ID.
The Photo ID requirement is not in place for any election in 2019 because of Session Law 2019-4 (signed by governor on March 14, 2019.)

More information and links to more information at: https://www.ncsbe.gov/Voter-ID