NC S235

Requires registered voters to certify their identity at polling places using either a signed photo affidavit or presentation of photo identification before voting.

Establishes acceptable forms of photo identification including North Carolina driver's licenses, state/federal ID cards, student IDs from North Carolina colleges, U.S. passports, military IDs, tribal IDs, and voter registration cards.

Requires voters signing photo affidavits to have their photograph taken by election officials; signed affidavits stored digitally at county boards of elections and included in state voter file.

Applies photo identification requirement to one-stop early voting at county election board offices and establishes photo affidavit as challengeable ground for voter eligibility on election day.

Mandates education and publicity campaign from 2014-2020 through voter notifications, county websites, polling place notices, judicial voter guides, and public service announcements about the new voting requirements.