NC Judge okays UNC-Chapel Hill's digital IDs as voter identification

State law does not prevent UNC-Chapel Hill students from using their university-issued mobile identification cards as voter ID, a Wake County judge ruled Thursday.

State and national Republicans sued the state Board of Elections over its party-line approval of UNC-Chapel Hill’s mobileOne cards as acceptable identification for use at the polls.

UNC-Chapel Hill issues the mobile cards to students, faculty, and staff. Once the cards are added to a cell phone, they can be used to unlock doors, buy food, and get into parking lots. The university added expiration dates to the cards this year, a requirement for most voter photo identification documents. The state elections board voted 3-2 along party lines to approve their use as voter ID.

The Republican National Committee and the state Republican Party sued to prevent their use for voting. Their lawsuit said the state voter ID law requires use of physical cards, not digital IDs.




https://ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-judge-okays-unc-chapel-hills-digital-ids-as-voter-identification/