North Carolina

littlemissmartypants

(25,483 posts) Thu Sep 19, 2024, 02:36 PM Sep 19

Notice About Photo ID Requirement for Voting

Voters will now be asked to present a valid photo identification when voting in person. If you do not have a valid photo ID card, you may obtain one from your county board of elections prior to the election, through the end of the early voting period.

If you do not have a valid photo ID card on Election Day, you may still vote and have your vote counted by signing an affidavit of reasonable impediment (or “Photo ID Exception Form”) as to why you have not presented a valid photo ID. The Exception Form can also be used if you have a religious objection to being photographed or are a victim of a recently declared natural disaster.

As an alternative, if you don’t have your ID when you vote, you can still vote and then bring your valid photo ID to your county board of elections by 5 p.m. on the ninth day after Election Day (or the sixth day after Election Day for September or October local elections).

If you vote by mail, then you must include a photocopy of a valid photo ID when returning your ballot. You may also complete the Absentee Photo ID Exception Form that is provided with your absentee ballot materials.

A list of all types of ID that can be used for voting is available on the State Board of Elections Voter ID webpage. For information on how to get a free ID, see Get a Free Voter Photo ID.

https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting

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Notice About Photo ID Requirement for Voting (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Sep 19 OP

In my state you have to have a photo ID, which would have posed a problem for me, since I no longer have a valid DL. rsdsharp Sep 19 #1

It's a way to disenfranchise voters... littlemissmartypants Sep 19 #2

I know what it is. My point is, for some reason, rsdsharp Sep 19 #3

Interesting! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Sep 19 #4

NC has a "natural disaster" exemption to its new Voter ID law for voters who are "victim of a natural disaster" LetMyPeopleVote Sep 30 #5

rsdsharp

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1. In my state you have to have a photo ID, which would have posed a problem for me, since I no longer have a valid DL.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Sep 19, 2024, 02:50 PM

Sep 19

I still need to get one, but delayed due to needing cataract surgery (now done), and the fact that I need to take the written and driving test.

Then, out of the blue, the state sent me a voter ID card. It’s a credit card sized piece of white cardboard, and is perfectly valid — despite no photo. Photo ID is all important. Unless it’s not.