Registration Repair

The list of voters whose registration is missing identification information is available via the Registration Repair Search Tool. You can search your name, residential address, or your voter registration number.

Under federal law (52 U.S.C. § 21803) and North Carolina law (G.S. § 163-82.4), when a person registers to vote, they must provide their driver’s license number or, if they don’t have one, the last four digits of their social security number. This information is used to verify the person’s identity. If a person lacks both of these numbers, they may indicate this when they register to vote, and they will be assigned a unique identification number for voting.

Based on a review of voter registration records, we have not been able to confirm that you provided your N.C. driver’s license number or the last four digits of your social security number when you registered.

You have three options:

1. If you have an N.C. driver’s license or DMV ID number, you can submit an updated voter registration form through the DMV’s website at payments.ncdot.gov. You can click “Continue as Guest” when asked to log in to myNCDMV. There is no fee for this service. Click “Yes” when asked to update your voter information.
2. You can visit your county board of elections office, and they can help you ensure your registration is complete. You will want to bring your driver’s license or social security number. See the County Board of Elections Search for addresses and contact information for all 100 county boards of elections. The State Board and county boards of elections will not request your personal information over the phone.
3. Finally, in early August the State Board will mail letters to individuals who remain on this list at the time the mailing is sent. You can fill out the letter and mail it to the county board of elections in the pre-addressed return envelope enclosed with the letter. Postage is provided on the envelope.

Please allow a few days for your registration updates to be processed, for the changes to be updated in the voter registration database, and for your name to no longer appear in the Registration Repair Search Tool data. If you have provided your identification information and your information still shows up in the Registration Repair Search Tool after 10 days, you can contact your county board of elections office for assistance.

If you are on the list of voters whose records lack required identification information, the next time you vote, you will have to cast a provisional ballot and fill out a form with your N.C. driver’s license/DMV ID number, or last four digits of your social security number. The county board of elections will meet after Election Day to determine whether you provided the required identification information for your provisional ballot to be counted.

If you have neither of these numbers, please indicate this on the letter mailed to you or on a voter registration form. Your county board of elections will record this on your voter registration record. You may be asked to provide an alternative form of personal identification when you next vote, if you have not done so already. Election officials call this a “HAVA ID,” based on the acronym for the federal law that requires this form of identification — the Help America Vote Act.

A HAVA ID document is a document that proves your identity. It can be a current and valid photo ID, or it can be one of the following documents that is current and includes your name and address:

• Utility bill: Telephone, mobile phone, electric, gas, cable television, water, sewage, internet
• Bank statement or bank-issued credit card statement
• Paycheck or paycheck stub from an employer or a W-2 statement
• Government paycheck, invoice, letter, or any other document from a local, state, or U.S. government agency
• Other government documents: Property tax bill; license to hunt, fish, own a gun; auto registration; public housing or social service agency document

Please note that the document must be current (see the next question below for more information).
 

To be current, the document must be unexpired, if it has an expiration date. If the document does not have an expiration date, the issuance date must be within six months of the date it is presented to the election official. If a document does not have an issuance date or expiration date, there must be other time-based indicators on the document showing that it is current.

Please indicate this on the envelope that was mailed to your address and return it either in person or via mail to your local board of elections.

No. Only the voter may sign or make their mark on this form or any other voter registration form. You are not permitted to sign anyone else’s voter registration form, even if you have power of attorney for the person.