The State Board of Elections unanimously approved a “Plan to Collect Incomplete Registration Information from Certain Voters.” The goal of the plan is to collect missing identification numbers for voters lacking them on the NC State Elections Board voter rolls. The Board will seek to obtain driver’s license numbers (DL#) or the last four digits of Social Security numbers (SSN4) for 195,000 registered North Carolina voters who lack either number in their voter records. The Board stated the plan will bring the state into compliance with the April 4, 2025 N.C. Court of Appeals order, and resolve outstanding lawsuits, including the DOJ lawsuit filed on May 24, regarding these registrations.

3-Part Plan

Part 1: Mailings from NCSBE to Affected Voters

• In July, a mailing will be sent to approximately 98,000 registered voters who registered after Help America Vote Act (HAVA) became effective in 2004 and whose records lack a DL# or SSN4 and who have not otherwise complied with HAVA. These voters will vote provisionally until they provide the information.
• A second mailing will be sent this summer to approximately 97,000 voters who have complied with HAVA but for whom election officials do not have a DL# or SSN4 on the voter’s current registration record. This list includes voters who initially provided a DL# or SSN4 that did not validate, but subsequently complied with the law by providing an alternative form of ID (called “HAVA ID”) when voting. These voters will continue to vote using regular ballots.
• A third mailing will go out to voters who haven’t responded to previous notices.

Part 2: Data Review/Correction by County Boards of Elections

• From June through August, the 100 county boards of elections will review records in the voter registration database for “active” voters identified as potentially missing required identification numbers and correct records where the information was provided by the voter but not entered by the county board.
• County boards also will correct records where the voter registered prior to HAVA taking effect in 2004, but the database shows the wrong registration date.

Part 3: Provisional Voting for Voters Missing DL#/SSN4

• In future elections, in-person voters who lack required information in the voter registration database must vote provisional ballots which will count, as long as the voter provides the required information.

Read the plan here.