State IDs can be renewed online twice under new NCDMV law
North Carolinians who have an eligible state ID card can now renew it online for two consecutive times without the need for an in-person visit.
North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) Executive Director Sam Hayes has sent a second letter to North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) Commissioner Paul Tine requesting the Social Security numbers of DMV customers who are also registered voters.
NCSBE voted 3-2 in favor of using a federal immigration-verification system to help identify non-citizens on the state’s voter rolls.
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) Commissioner Paul Tine said his agency’s thirty-five-page five-year strategic plan, released on Tuesday, aims to change a myriad of issues plaguing the NCDMV over the past few years, including poor customer service.
Lawmakers questioned NCDOT’s hiring quotas for women and minorities and the agency’s DEI recruiter during a House committee hearing on DMV efficiency Wednesday.
Real progress at the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has been made since the signing of Senate Bill 245, “Expand Remote Drivers License Services,” into law on Sept. 30.
In-person early voting gets underway this Thursday, Oct. 16, for voters in 380 NC municipalities ahead of the November municipal elections.
Drivers without a REAL ID in NC can now renew their driver’s license online for a second consecutive time.
The executive director of North Carolina’s State Board of Elections is asking the head of the Division of Motor Vehicles for Social Security numbers of DMV customers who are also registered voters. The request is designed to help state elections officials “maintain the most accurate voter rolls possible.”
Gov. Stein signs two bills but delays signing “Iryna’s Law,” a NC justice reform bill with bail limits, mental health reviews, and death penalty rules.
More than 20,000 voter registration records have been fixed under the NCSBE’s “Registration Repair Project,” but election officials are now mailing the remaining 82,540 individuals whose records still need updating.
Gov. Josh Stein told Council of State members at their meeting on Tuesday that he will be signing the General Assembly’s “mini budget,” but not before he admonished legislators for not passing a full budget.