State Board of Elections to decide Tuesday on UNC student voter IDs

[triangleblogblog]

Before this school year, One Cards were physical cards with student’s photo, and they were on the list of voter IDs approved by the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE). Physical One Cards remain approved for voting.

This year, however, UNC is switching to digital One Cards, which are not currently approved as voter IDs.

The One Card office says physical cards can still be issued “on a case-by-case basis.” Physical cards will cost student $10, while digital cards are free. Clearly, UNC is clearly pushing students to go digital, which is perfectly reasonable. But that also makes it important that digital cards can serve as official ID cards for voting.

Alert: State Board of Elections to decide Tuesday on UNC student voter IDs - Triangle Blog Blog

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[CFordUNC]

“A source with knowledge of the situation conveyed to us that NCSBE staff have recommended approval but one GOP board member is opposed, which means the full board must vote on the request.”

Didn’t even have to click into the article to know that it would be a Republican who was the turd in the punchbowl.

 

[Awinisawin]

Hopefully it doesn’t need to be a unanimous vote then.

 

[triangleblogblog]

Passed 3-2

State Elections Board approves UNC Digital OneCard as voting ID - Triangle Blog Blog

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[CFordUNC]

Good. Suck it long and suck it hard, GOP.

 

[heelinhell]

Good. Suck it long and suck it hard, GOP.

Cut the GQP a break...

At this point the GQP knows it is a minority party and knows that the American majority does not support their policies.

If they can't suppress/nullify the vote they cannot win. Voter suppression is the only arrow left in their quiver...

 

[triangleblogblog]

One Card, One Vote – Tell UNC to immediately print physical One Cards at no cost for all students​

Yesterday Democracy Docket reported that the Republican National Committee (RNC) and North Carolina Republican Party (NC GOP) have challenged the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ (NCSBE) approval of a digital form of in-person voter identification for students and employees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).

This is, to put it bluntly, a fucking nightmare.

One Card, One Vote - Tell UNC Chapel Hill to immediately print physical One Cards at no cost for all students - Triangle Blog Blog

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[mpaer]

One Card, One Vote – Tell UNC to immediately print physical One Cards at no cost for all students​

Yesterday Democracy Docket reported that the Republican National Committee (RNC) and North Carolina Republican Party (NC GOP) have challenged the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ (NCSBE) approval of a digital form of in-person voter identification for students and employees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).

This is, to put it bluntly, a fucking nightmare.

One Card, One Vote - Tell UNC Chapel Hill to immediately print physical One Cards at no cost for all students - Triangle Blog Blog

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I "think" the GOP failed in its attempts to take over the State Board of Elections????

 

[CarolinaFever]

What's the basis of the challenge?

 

[mpaer]

What's the basis of the challenge?

Here’s why: North Carolina voters are required to show photo ID when they check in to vote. The only student IDs that can be used for voting are those that meet state law requirements that they include a clear photo and are issued through a process that confirms the student’s identity. Before this school year, every student received a UNC One Card as a physical card with a student’s photo, and they were and remain on the list of voter IDs approved by the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE). Physical One Cards remain approved for voting, but it currently costs $10 dollars to obtain a physical One Card, and so few if any freshmen or new graduate students have them.

This year UNC switched to digital One Cards. That means thousands of new students only have digital One Cards and could reasonably expect to be able to use those digital One Cards as proof of ID to vote.

 

[lightbluenc]

All these hurdles just to vote. Shame on them.

 

[CarolinaFever]

Here’s why: North Carolina voters are required to show photo ID when they check in to vote. The only student IDs that can be used for voting are those that meet state law requirements that they include a clear photo and are issued through a process that confirms the student’s identity. Before this school year, every student received a UNC One Card as a physical card with a student’s photo, and they were and remain on the list of voter IDs approved by the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE). Physical One Cards remain approved for voting, but it currently costs $10 dollars to obtain a physical One Card, and so few if any freshmen or new graduate students have them.

This year UNC switched to digital One Cards. That means thousands of new students only have digital One Cards and could reasonably expect to be able to use those digital One Cards as proof of ID to vote.

Yeah, I meant what is the basis of the challenge for the digital cards not being valid?

 

[mpaer]

Yeah, I meant what is the basis of the challenge for the digital cards mot being valid?

I don't think when the law was written the dumb frucks imagined digital We shall see

 

[gtyellowjacket]

This feels like the wrong fight. How many UNC students don't have some other ID? I'd rather spend those resources on fighting for same day registration or more convenient polling locations for students. That seems like a better way to get more students to participate in voting.

 

[mpaer]

This feels like the wrong fight. How many UNC students don't have some other ID? I'd rather spend those resources on fighting for same day registration or more convenient polling locations for students. That seems like a better way to get more students to participate in voting.

Why do you hate same day registration?

 

[gtyellowjacket]

Why do you hate same day registration?

I don't. I said I wanted to fight for same day registration.

 

[mpaer]

I don't. I said I wanted to fight for same day registration.

To be clear
My bad

 

[Zoo_View]

This feels like the wrong fight. How many UNC students don't have some other ID? I'd rather spend those resources on fighting for same day registration or more convenient polling locations for students. That seems like a better way to get more students to participate in voting.

Why is it a worthy fight?

ALL of these GOP “solutions to voter fraud” exist as a “solution” to a non-existent “problem.”

All of these GOP efforts should be mocked and laughed at.

Voting fraud is virtually non-existent in the USA***.

***In the USA, and in North Carolina, Robeson County stands out. It has voter fraud - especially in local elections.

Oregon leads in nation in “Vote by Mail.” Voter fraud in Oregon is something like 10 votes in 10 billion since they instituted “Vote By Mail” 25-30 years ago.