LAST UPDATED: 5:15 p.m., Sept. 4, to report on the N.C. Supreme Court’s ruling favoring lawmakers in their fight with Gov. Roy Cooper over two constitutional amendments. The latest update also addresses a federal three-judge panel’s ruling that North Carolina will use current maps for 2018 congressional elections. The continuing court fights over constitutional amendments,...
Republicans used their supermajority status to override a pair of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes of legislation intended to, in the GOP’s view, inject fairness and security into elections. The vetoes also disqualified three Constitution Party candidates in the process. “It’s a terrible precedent for the General Assembly to change the rules of an election in...
Voters will see another minority party on North Carolina’s ballot. The Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement unanimously voted Wednesday, June 6, to officially recognize the Constitution Party. The Constitution Party joins the Green Party and the Libertarian Party on North Carolina’s ballot as third-party alternatives to Democrats and Republicans. Originally formed as...
The Constitution Party isn’t expected to become the state’s fifth political party until Wednesday, June 6. But it already faces a threat to potential candidates. The Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement is scheduled to vote at 2 p.m. Wednesday on a petition to certify the Constitution Party for ballot access. If approved,...
