Constitutional Amendment - Require Photo ID for Voting
BALLOT LANGUAGE
WHAT IT MEANS
For
Against
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST
For
“Voter ID is a commonsense security measure that needs to apply equally to all voters. As voting has evolved over the years, protecting against fraud needs to as well. We shouldn’t treat one form of voting differently, and our constitution should reflect that.” - Warren Daniel, State Senator
"All of your election law policy is trying to strike a balance between ensuring that every person who is eligible to vote has an opportunity to vote while also limiting opportunities for other people to interfere in the election. You're trying to balance security with access." - Mike Schietzelt, State Representative
Against
“Voter ID is already law. Instead of making voting easier, lawmakers are asking voters to permanently put a voter ID requirement for all voters into our state Constitution, not just those voting in person. Voters already have to show photo ID to vote both in person and by mail but placing the requirement into the constitution will make it much harder to ever remove as it could only be changed by yet another constitutional amendment." - Democracy North Carolina
“The proposed amendment would place the requirement that all voters present photo identification into the State Constitution without protecting those existing safeguards. We’re concerned that this could create additional barriers for military, student, rural, and older voters. Research has found that Black voters are more likely than white voters to lack a qualifying ID. In addition, voter ID laws have been shown to be an active deterrent to voting, particularly for Black and Brown voters.” - North Carolina Democratic Party
ENDORSEMENTS
For
Jeff McNeely (Conservative)
Vickie Sawyer (Conservative)
Phil Berger (Conservative)
John Bell (Conservative)
Jimmy Dixon (Conservative)
Against
Mujtuba Mohammed (Liberal)
Carolina Forward (Liberal)
Gale Adcock (Liberal)
Sarah Crawford (Liberal)
Dan Blue (Liberal)
FINANCIAL BACKING
The following information provides insight into the money being spent to pass or defeat the ballot measure.
For
NORTH CAROLINA REQUIRE VOTER IDENTIFICATION AMENDMENT (2026)
This question is on the ballot in North Carolina as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026. As of October 16, 2026, no committee to support the amendment has been identified. Thus, there is no record of funds raised to support the amendment.
Against
NORTH CAROLINA REQUIRE VOTER IDENTIFICATION AMENDMENT (2026)
This question is on the ballot in North Carolina as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026. As of October 16, 2026, no committee to oppose the amendment has been identified. Thus, there is no record of funds raised to oppose the amendment.
OTHER INFORMATION
