NC court says moving election board appointments under state auditor can proceed for now [View all]
Source: CBS News
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A North Carolina appeals court ruled Wednesday that a law stripping the governor's authority to appoint State Board of Elections members can take effect for now, overruling trial judges who struck it down as unconstitutional just last week.
Three judges on the intermediate-level Court of Appeals unanimously granted the request of Republican legislative leaders to suspend enforcement of that ruling. If left intact, the decision means provisions otherwise set to take effect Thursday would shift the appointment duties from new Democratic Gov. Josh Stein to GOP State Auditor Dave Boliek, at least temporarily.
"The Court of Appeals rightly affirmed what we all know: the Governor is not the sole elected executive officer in North Carolina's government," Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said. "Despite that, Gov. Stein is desperately grasping to keep a partisan stranglehold on the Board of Elections, instead of working to make commonsense changes to improve election administration."
Barring a contrary ruling by the state Supreme Court, the decision means Boliek could imminently appoint the board's five members from slates of candidates provided by the state Democratic and Republican parties. Stein's attorneys asked the Supreme Court late Wednesday to temporarily halt the Court of Appeals decision.
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Date, Time of report:
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 9:28PM
A big loss for voters everywhere.
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