Constitutional Amendment: Require Photo ID for All Voters, Including Mail Ballots
Source: er.ncsbe.gov
What does this measure do?
Adds a photo ID requirement for all voters, including mail voters, to the state constitution. Mail voters already send an ID copy or exception form, so voting steps stay the same now; lawmakers could not remove that rule without another amendment.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: North Carolina General Assembly (Senate Bill 921 of 2024, Sens. Ralph Hise, Warren Daniel and Paul Newton)
Republican senators filed it in 2024. It passed the Senate 30-19 and the House 73-45.
Source: ncleg.gov
A YES vote means
The constitution would require photo ID for all voters, including by mail. Current mail voters already send an ID copy or exception form; lawmakers could not end that requirement without another amendment.
A NO vote means
The constitution would keep its current in-person photo ID wording. State law would still ask mail voters for an ID copy or exception form, but lawmakers could change that law.
Sources: ncleg.gov · ncsbe.gov
Sources: ballotpedia.org · wunc.org