Just now, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) approved the use of UNC Chapel Hill’s digital One Card as an identification card to prove the user’s identity during voting. As we discussed yesterday, it’s a big deal, as digital One Cards are now the default ID type for UNC Chapel Hill students. It won approval by a 3-2 vote of the board.
The 3 Democrats on the board voted to approve its use, while the two Republicans on the board voted against. Among the arguments of the opponents were that a digital One Card is not an ID but rather an app. But like we often say here at TBB, if it’s good enough for Alabama or Arkansas, it’s good enough for North Carolina.
(Of note, the governor gets to appoint three members of the governor’s party to the NCSBE, while the other major party gets two members. Therefore, the use of digital One Cards will be allowed only because voters elected Democrat Roy Cooper as governor in 2020.)
More to come