Facts At A Glance
North Carolina Voter Information
Registration Deadline: October 14th (by mail)
Do First Time Voters Need ID?
Do All Voters Need ID?
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Complete North Carolina Voter ID Laws
Do 1st time voters need ID? Yes
Do all voters need ID? Yes
Student ID accepted? No
What forms of ID are acceptable?
- North Carolina driver’s license, including a learner’s permit or provisional license. May be expired up to 4 years.
- North Carolina non-operators identification card (DMV ID Card). May be expired up to 4 years.
- Unexpired United States passport
- United States military identification card (Unexpired, if there is an expiration date)
- Veterans Identification Card (Unexpired, if there is an expiration date)
- Tribal enrollment card issued by a federally recognized tribe. Must be within 8 years of issue or if they have expiration date and are unexpired.
- Tribal enrollment card issued by tribe recognized by North Carolina. Must have expiration date and be unexpired.
- Out-of-state driver’s license or non-operators identification card (valid only if the person’s voter registration date in the county is within 90 days of the date of the election)
Absentee Voting:
There are no photo ID requirements for persons who vote a by-mail absentee ballot.
Curbside Voting:
Voters who cannot enter the polling place without assistance because of age or disability may vote from their vehicle. They may present a photo ID or official mail with their name and address to vote.
Voters without photo ID:
Voters that are unable to obtain acceptable photo ID due to a reasonable impediment may still vote with a provisional ballot at the polls. A reasonable impediment may include lack of proper documents, family obligations, transportation problems, work schedule, illness or disability. Voters without photo ID must sign a documents describing the impediment they face and provide one of the following: last 4 digits of Social Security number, present current voter registration card, or present an acceptable official document with name and address.
If a voter has a sincere religious objections to being photographed or is a victim of a natural disaster may have additional options. Contact VoterOutreach.sboe@ncsbe.gov with specifics of circumstances for details.
North Carolina Student Voter Info
Students who lived in North Carolina before moving elsewhere to attend school, and who wish to establish or keep their North Carolina voting residency (i.e., at their parents’ North Carolina address), should have no problem doing so unless they have already registered to vote in another state. Students attending school in North Carolina should be able to register and vote at their school address if they meet the following requirements. North Carolina law clearly states that if you intend to make your school community your home during the time you are in school, and have no intent to move back to the address where you lived before attending school, you can claim your school community as your residence and use that address to register to vote. You do not have to intend to stay in North Carolina after graduation or have any definite plans, as long as you do not intend to return to your former home.
North Carolina Ex-Offender Voter Info
Individuals convicted of a felony are ineligible to vote while incarcerated, on parole, or on probation. Voting rights are automatically restored upon completion of all supervised release. Ex-offenders should re-register to vote.