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 elections board are appointed.
Under the measure, the governor would no longer be allowed to mak…
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 elections 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.
Phil Berger is the worst man in this state (he has several nepo baby sons in different counties and positions), Destin Hall is the second. (Tim Moore would be second if he weren’t in Congress.) This is going to have to be settled in federal court because almost all the GOP state judges here don’t care about fairness, stare decisis or the rule of law.
It’s going to take not just sustained GOTV efforts but flipping the state Supreme Court (or a federal law banning partisan gerrymandering) for that to happen.
And the reason that NC GOP is getting even more extreme now is because they’re scared of Anderson Clayton. She helped flip statewide seats last year that would’ve gone Republican (LG, AG, school superintendent). That’s why they’re all in on trying to steal Allison Riggs’ seat. Because they know if the SCONC flips after 2028, their partisan gerrymandering, 12 week abortion ban and not funding public schools will get overturned.
North Carolina Republicans still at it:
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 elections 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/
Indeed. They'll never stop willingly.
North Carolina republicans seem so ruthlessly partisan. Worst state GOP in the country?
I live here & I agree.
Phil Berger is the worst man in this state (he has several nepo baby sons in different counties and positions), Destin Hall is the second. (Tim Moore would be second if he weren’t in Congress.) This is going to have to be settled in federal court because almost all the GOP state judges here don’t care about fairness, stare decisis or the rule of law.
It's because they know North Carolina will become a blue state like Virginia.
It’s going to take not just sustained GOTV efforts but flipping the state Supreme Court (or a federal law banning partisan gerrymandering) for that to happen.
And the reason that NC GOP is getting even more extreme now is because they’re scared of Anderson Clayton. She helped flip statewide seats last year that would’ve gone Republican (LG, AG, school superintendent). That’s why they’re all in on trying to steal Allison Riggs’ seat. Because they know if the SCONC flips after 2028, their partisan gerrymandering, 12 week abortion ban and not funding public schools will get overturned.