WUNC: Poll workers, voters adapting to North Carolina’s photo ID requirement

Scenarios like that concern voting rights advocates such as Ann Webb, policy director at Common Cause North Carolina. They worry, for example, that voters who cast a provisional ballot and to have it counted must return to their elections board to present a valid photo ID might be dissuaded or unable to do so.

Webb told WUNC that one of her organization’s biggest concerns is voters deciding not to cast a ballot because of uncertainty about the ID requirement and being unsure about how to navigate the rules.

“We really, really encourage folks, you know, bring your wallet, bring everything you’ve got, put it on the table, find the ID that will allow you to cast a ballot, whether it’s during early voting or on Election Day,” Webb said.

Opponents of the ID law, like Common Cause North Carolina’s Ann Webb, point out that while its supporters say it will boost election integrity, there is virtually no evidence of the kind of individual voter fraud it would stop.

“Ultimately, what the question is here is: What are we gaining from photo ID?” Webb rhetorically asked. “What’s really critical at this point is that folks aren’t disenfranchised by the uncertainty of what this new requirement means.”

 

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