At the Help Station, the election official must ask the registrant to present proof of residence.
May I please see your proof of your voting residence? |
The ID must show the person’s current name and address. The address on the ID must match the address provided to the election official on the Voter Registration Application. Acceptable proof of residence documents include:
A North Carolina driver license or other photo identification issued by a government agency
A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document showing the voter’s name and address;
A documents authorized and reviewed in a manner established by the State Board of Elections.
College & University Students
Students living in a campus housing facility, such as a dormitory, may have difficulty producing a qualifying document that displays their on-campus address. The State Board of Elections has provided the following guidance regarding the use of certain documents from the state’s public and private schools, colleges, and universities to address this circumstance.
A student residing in a campus housing facility may prove residency by presenting, in either hard copy or electronic format, any document originating from the educational institution that contains the student’s name and on-campus housing address or facility name (e.g., “Jones Hall”). Acceptable documents may be issued by either public or private educational institutions and include correspondence, invoices, transcripts, or a print-out or screen-shot from any official registration or housing portal that displays the student’s name and on-campus housing address.
Alternatively, the educational institution may provide elections officials with a roster of all students residing in a particular campus housing facility. The conditions under which such a roster may be used to verify the student’s residence are:
that is be used in conjunction with a valid student photo identification card presented by the registrant;
that the student ID shows the student’s current name as it appears on the registration roster;
that the roster is current at the time of use; and
that the roster displays individual facility information for each on-campus resident.
Rosters that fail to differentiate between residents at different campus housing facilities are not acceptable. Educational institutions may omit the names of individuals known to be ineligible based on citizenship status (e.g., exchange students holding student visas).
Frequently Asked Questions
“Current” means that the utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document is dated within the past three (3) months. It is permissible for a registrant to present an electronic copy of his or her proof of residence document.
If the registrant does not have acceptable proof of residence, the one-stop official must provide him or her alternative voting options, including the ability to cast a provisional ballot or the ability to return later during the one-stop voting period, show acceptable proof of residence and then cast a regular one-stop absentee ballot.