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NC state officials approve new voter ID options for college students, government workers

This November will be the first major election in North Carolina to use voter photo identification rules. State officials have now approved over 100 types of IDs.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Student photo identification cards from Duke and Campbell universities are now on the list of approved IDs that can be used during this year's elections.

The State Board of Elections approved a dozen new IDs Tuesday, adding the Duke Card, the Campbell student voter ID and 10 others to the list of more than 120 acceptable IDs approved for voters. Many other colleges and universities have already had IDs approved.

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Many state and government agencies have also gotten approval for employees to use their work IDs as photo IDs for voting. Among those newly added on Tuesday were the North Carolina Department of Administration, Guilford County Schools and the City of Gastonia.

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