RNC Sues to Block UNC-Chapel Hill Students From Voting - Democracy Docket

[Rhiannon12866]

The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit to challenge digital IDs issued by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill as an accepted form of voter ID in the Tar Heel State. The North Carolina Board of Elections approved the ID for voting at a meeting last month. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz break down the lawsuit, lies about noncitizen voting and how this is just a move to suppress student voters. - 09/19/2024.

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-RNC Sues North Carolina Election Board to Block Use of UNC Digital IDs For Voting: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/rnc-sues-north-carolina-election-board-to-block-use-of-unc-digital-ids-for-voting/

[arlyellowdog]

1. Have out of state college students ever been allowed to vote?

I know I shouldn’t ask. But I always assumed college students vote in their home state.

[unc70]

4. Students get to designate which is their home state

The whole concept of residency and citizenship for voting can be complicated and even nebulous. There is no one answer. Where do you vote? Your drivers license? Auto registration? Qualify for instate tuition?

[Rhiannon12866]

5. When I was in college my mother sent me an absentee ballot

And when I worked on my congressman's campaign I learned how parents who called in could obtain an absentee ballot for a child away at school. I didn't know enough about the town where my college was to vote there even though it was in the same state - and I didn't live there year round.

[unc70]

2. UNC to offer free physical One Cards for voting

https://chapelboro.com/news/unc/unc-to-offer-free-physical-one-cards-to-students-and-employees-to-use-for-voting

UNC and its One Card office confirmed it will offer physical One Cards to students and employees who need it, as debate over whether the digital IDs should be accepted for voting is being litigated.

The university issued an update on its webpage dated Tuesday about the Mobile One Cards being approved by the North Carolina Board of Elections on August 22 as valid forms of identification at the polls. Last week, the state Republican Party and the Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit to try and prevent the mobile verification from being one of the options allowed under the state’s voter identification law.

In its update, UNC said any students and employees who chose the mobile One Card could request a physical copy at its One Card office at no cost. The physical card would not have the chip technology of the standard One Card, which is what is issued to those who do not go with the mobile option. The verification system — which UNC students and employees use for identification, access to facilities, and making purchases — moved to a digital option in the 2023-24 academic year for ease of access and to be compatible with contactless technology.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Thanks so much for the update!