A North Carolina judge rejected a Republican-led effort to block virtual student IDs from being used as acceptable voter IDs for the election, ruling the state board did not violate the law in approving their use.

Last month, the Democratic-led state board of elections approved the use of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Mobile UNC One Card for voter ID along party lines. The approval marked the first virtual form of identification ruled in compliance with voter ID laws in the state. Shortly after the approval, the Republican National Committee and the North Carolina Republican Party sued the state election board, arguing state law did not allow virtual IDs to be used to verify identity when voting.