As a result of recent litigation, the North Carolina Board of Elections will not accept the mobile UNC One Card as a form of voter ID, and the State Board has instructed county election officials of this decision. That means that students and employees may not use their mobile UNC One Card as a form of voter ID in the general election—neither for absentee voting nor for in-person voting.
This decision affects mobile One Card only. The physical student and employee UNC One Card IDs are still permitted to be used as voter ID.
Students and employees who only have a mobile One Card will need to make other arrangements to present other accepted forms of voter ID. Here are some resources available to students and employees:
- How to Obtain a Physical One Card. Students and employees who need a physical One Card to serve as a voter ID may request one at the One Card Office. A physical One Card, without the chip technology of the standard One Card, is available at no cost for any faculty, staff or student who only obtained the mobile One Card.
- Other Acceptable Forms of Voter ID. Students and employees may use any other acceptable forms of voter ID published by the State Board of Elections on its Voter ID webpage.
We encourage the Carolina community to visit the North Carolina Boad of Elections website – including its Voter ID webpage – to obtain additional voter information and available resources.