FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, May 31, 2024

Patrick Gannon, Public Information Director
State Board of Elections
REMINDER: Last Call for Applications for Student and Employee IDs for Voting

Raleigh, N.C. — The final application period for eligible educational institutions and government agencies to apply to have their student and employee photo IDs approved for voting purposes in the 2024 general election closes on Friday, June 14.

This is the final opportunity for eligible institutions to apply to the State Board of Elections before the Nov. 5 general election.

Entities whose IDs have already been approved for 2024 elections do not need to reapply. For a list of all IDs that are acceptable for voting purposes in the 2024 elections, including
Raleigh, N.C. — The final application period for eligible educational institutions and government agencies to apply to have their student and employee photo IDs approved for voting purposes in the 2024 general election closes on Friday, June 14.

This is the final opportunity for eligible institutions to apply to the State Board of Elections before the Nov. 5 general election.

Entities whose IDs have already been approved for 2024 elections do not need to reapply. For a list of all IDs that are acceptable for voting purposes in the 2024 elections, including the entities whose student or employee IDs have already been approved, see Acceptable Forms of Photo ID: 2024 Primary Elections (PDF) or go to BringItNC.gov.

Under state law, public and private colleges and universities may apply to the State Board to have their student IDs approved for voting purposes. State and local government entities – including cities, towns, public colleges, universities, and charter schools – may apply to the State Board to have their employee IDs approved for voting purposes.

“These government entities have until June 14 to apply, or their IDs will not be accepted at voting sites this fall,” said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections. “State Board staff stands ready to assist any institution that wants to go through this process.”

How to Apply

To request approval for use in the 2024 general election, an institution must provide a signed Student or Employee Identification Approval Request Form and a digital image of the ID card to the State Board on or before June 14, 2024. Public colleges and universities that wish to seek approval of their student and employee ID cards must submit separate approval forms for each type of ID. See request forms and instructions at the links below:
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Educational institutions and government agencies with questions about the process should email voterid@ncsbe.gov or call (919) 814-0700.
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If a registered voter does not have an acceptable photo ID, they can get one for free from their county board of elections. Learn more at Get a Free Voter Photo ID. Voters can also get a free ID card from the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV). Find more information under “No-Fee ID Cards” at State IDs | NCDMV.

For more information on the photo ID requirement, including the current list of acceptable IDs, see BringItNC.gov.
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