Last Updated on June 16, 2023 9:41 am
During the June 14, 2023 Boone Town Council meeting, the Boone Town Council passed theresolution to support access to voter IDs. In the proclamation, the Boone Town Council askedboth Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute- Watauga Campus and AppalachianState University to apply to have their IDs qualify as voter IDs with the inclusion of anexpiration date.
On May 30th, the North Carolina’s State Board of Elections stated in a press release on May30th, “We strongly encourage all eligible educational institutions and government employers toapply for their IDs to be approved for voting. Getting their IDs approved will help ensure theirstudents and employees are best equipped to participate in our state’s elections.”- NorthCarolina’s State of Board of Elections.
The Boone Town Council asked in the resolution that both campuses apply by June 28th to havetheir IDs approved for use as voter IDs. The criteria for IDs to be used as voter IDs is as follows:the inclusion of an expiration date on issued ID cards, as well as communication that respectiveID card offices are willing to issue IDs for their use in elections.
Separate applications must be completed for both students and employees to have theirrespective IDs eligible for use as voter identification cards. More information on this process,and eligible voter IDs, can be found at the North Carolina’s State Board of Elections website.
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