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 |
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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 |