Ballot measure · North Carolina · November 3, 2026

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - REQUIRE PHOTO ID FOR VOTING

Title as the state lists it: Require Photo ID for All Voters1,2,3,4

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would change the constitution so that all voters, not only those voting in person, must show photo identification before voting, under general laws the General Assembly passes that may include exceptions.2,3 Sections 1 and 2

A no vote

A no vote would keep the constitution's photo identification requirement limited to voters who vote in person, under general laws the General Assembly passes that may include exceptions, and leave any rule for other voters to state law.2 Sections 1 and 2

More about it

If approved, the amendment takes effect when the State Board of Elections certifies the result.2 Section 5

§2How it got on the ballot

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2,3,4

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2,3,4

The General Assembly placed this amendment on the November 3, 2026 ballot through Session Law 2024-58 (Senate Bill 921), ratified in December 2024.2,3

It is on North Carolina's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,5 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on North Carolina's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A majority of the votes on it. The amendment passes if a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor.2 Section 4