Raleigh — After years of debate and lawsuits, showing photo identification at the polls is now a fact of life for North Carolina voters.
Early voting for the March 15 primary started Thursday across the state, and every voter is being asked for a photo ID, even if they’ve voted at the same precinct for years and the poll workers know them.
“The check-in official is going to be responsible for looking for reasonable resemblance, and the only thing they’re looking at is the photo on the ID – does the photo reasonably resemble the person?” said Kim Strach, director of the State Board of Elections.
