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🚨BREAKING: North Carolina's appeals court upheld a Republican effort to gain control of state's election board
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3lo2u4q5nz22eNorth Carolina’s second-highest court Wednesday upheld a Republican effort to gain control of the state’s election board, boosting the GOP bid to undo Democrat Allison Riggs’ narrow victory in the state’s 2024 Supreme Court race.
A three-judge panel for the North Carolina Court of Appeals granted Republicans’ request to stay a lower court ruling that halted a measure passed by the GOP last year that would change how members of the board are appointed.
Under the measure, the governor would no longer be allowed to make appointments to the five-member board. Instead, that power would be given to the state auditor, a Republican. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) sued Republican legislative leaders over the measure, arguing that it violated principals of separation of powers in the North Carolina Constitution.
Shortly after the court of appeals granted the GOP’s stay request Thursday, Stein asked the North Carolina Supreme Court for a brief administrative stay so he can file a formal request for the court review of the case.
Without the state Supreme Court’s intervention, State Auditor Dave Boliek would immediately be authorized to pick a new slate of board members, as terms for the current state election board members ends today.
A three-judge panel for the North Carolina Court of Appeals granted Republicans’ request to stay a lower court ruling that halted a measure passed by the GOP last year that would change how members of the board are appointed.
Under the measure, the governor would no longer be allowed to make appointments to the five-member board. Instead, that power would be given to the state auditor, a Republican. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) sued Republican legislative leaders over the measure, arguing that it violated principals of separation of powers in the North Carolina Constitution.
Shortly after the court of appeals granted the GOP’s stay request Thursday, Stein asked the North Carolina Supreme Court for a brief administrative stay so he can file a formal request for the court review of the case.
Without the state Supreme Court’s intervention, State Auditor Dave Boliek would immediately be authorized to pick a new slate of board members, as terms for the current state election board members ends today.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/north-carolina-court-state-election-board-republican-control/