Student and Public Employee IDs Approved for Voting

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The student identification cards and employee identification cards in the table below are approved for use as photo identification for voting through December 31, 2024. All approved student and employee ID cards are acceptable statewide for voting.

Once the State Board approves an institution’s photo ID card, older photo IDs for that institution that are still in circulation are valid for voting, so long as the voter’s ID is valid and unexpired. A photo ID card that has no expiration date is not expired.

These IDs are in addition to the types of identification already permitted by state law for use by voters. The most common type of acceptable ID is a North Carolina driver's license, but there are other acceptable types of photo ID, which are listed at Voter ID. Students who have a driver’s license or other type of acceptable ID may use those, or, if their school’s ID is approved, they may use that ID instead. 

In the coming months, the State Board will announce additional ID application periods for the 2024 elections. For more background, visit our press release: State Board Approves Student and Public Employee ID Cards for Use in Upcoming Elections.

Relevant statutes:

Institution Category
Appalachian State University (Watauga County) Student and Employee
Bennett College (Guilford County) Student
Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute (Caldwell County) Student
Caldwell County Government (Caldwell County) Employee
Caldwell County Sheriff's Office (Caldwell County) Employee
Cape Fear Community College (New Hanover County) Student and Employee
Central Carolina Academy (Lee County) Employee
Chatham Charter School (Chatham County) Employee
Cleveland Community College (Cleveland County) Student
College of the Albemarle (Pasquotank County) Student
Davidson College (Mecklenburg County) Student (CatCard) and Student Voter Photo Identification
Duke University (Durham County) Duke Student Voter ID Card
Durham County Government Employee
Durham Technical Community College (Durham County) Student
East Carolina University (Pitt County) Student and Employee
Edgecombe Community College (Edgecombe County) Student
Elizabeth City State University (Pasquotank County) Student
Elon University (Alamance County) Student
Envision Science Academy (Wake County) Employee
Fayetteville State University (Cumberland County) Student and Employee
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (New Hanover County) Employee
Graham County Government Employee
Greene County Government Employee
Halifax Community College (Halifax County) Student and Employee
Haywood Community College (Haywood County) Student
Isothermal Community College (Rutherford County) Student (Includes REaCH Student Early College ID)
Johnson C. Smith University (Mecklenburg County) Student
KIPP Gaston Pride High School (Northampton County) Employee
KIPP Academy Charlotte (Mecklenburg County) Employee
KIPP Change Academy (Mecklenburg County) Employee
KIPP Durham Elementary School (Durham County) Employee
KIPP Durham Middle School (Durham County) Employee
KIPP Gaston Middle School (Northampton County) Employee
KIPP Gaston Primary School (Northampton County) Employee
KIPP Halifax College Preparatory (Halifax County) Employee
Lake Norman Charter (Mecklenburg County) Employee
Lees-McRae College (Avery County) Student
Lenoir-Rhyne University (Catawba County) Student
Livingstone College (Rowan County) Student
Mars Hills University (Madison County) Student
McDowell Technical Community College (McDowell County) Student and Employee
Meredith College (Wake County) Student
Methodist University (Cumberland County) Student
Mid-Atlantic Christian University (Pasquotank County) Student
Mina Charter School of Lee County (Lee County) Employee
NC Agricultural & Technical University (Guilford County) Student and Employee
North Carolina Central University (Durham County) Student and Employee
North Carolina General Assembly Employee
North Carolina School for the Deaf (Burke County) Employee
North Carolina State University (Wake County) Student and Employee
Onslow County Government Employee
Orange County Government Employee
Pfeiffer University (Stanly County) Student
Piedmont Community College (Person and Caswell Counties) Student
Pitt County Government Employee
Polk County Government Employee
Queens University of Charlotte (Mecklenburg County) Student
Richmond County Schools Employee
Roanoke-Chowan Community College (Hertford County) Student
Robeson Community College (Robeson County) Student (Includes Early College Student ID)
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (Rowan County and Cabarrus County) Student and Employee
Saint Augustine's College (Wake County) Student
Shaw University (Wake County) Student
St. Andrews University (Scotland County) Student
University of North Carolina Asheville (Buncombe County) Student and Employee
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (Orange County) Student and Employee
University of North Carolina Charlotte Physical ID Card (Mecklenburg County) Student and Employee
University of North Carolina Greensboro (Guilford County) Student and Employee
University of North Carolina Pembroke (Robeson County) Student and Employee
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Forsyth County) Student and Employee
University of North Carolina Wilmington (New Hanover County) Student and Employee
Wake Forest University (Forsyth County) Student (Deacon OneCard) and Student Voter Identification Card
Warren County Government Employee
Warren Wilson College (Buncombe County) Student
Washington Montessori Public Charter School (Beaufort County) Employee
Wayne Community College (Wayne County) Student (Includes Early/Middle College Student ID)
Western Carolina University (Jackson County) Student and Employee
Wingate University (Union County) Student
Winston-Salem State University (Forsyth County) Student and Employee