NC Elections Board to vote on acceptance of digital ID

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina State Elections Board will decide Tuesday for the first time whether to accept a digital version of a student ID as an acceptable photo voter ID.

The board has never approved a digital ID in the past, but mobile technology is advancing quickly. University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill physical student ID has already been approved for use as a voter ID, but Republican State Elections Board Member Stacy Eggers objected to including the digital version, leading to the formal vote on Tuesday.

Currently, a student ID is acceptable at North Carolina State, East Carolina University, UNC and Duke.

The question also goes well beyond just college campuses. According to ZDNET, at least 11 states have digital driver’s licenses: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York and Utah.

It will likely be up to state lawmakers in 2025 to decide whether digital licenses can be used at the polls.

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