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Boliek, lawmakers argue recent rulings help their elections board case
The state auditor and legislative leaders argue that recent court rulings boost their defense of a state law shifting control of elections board appointments.
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Cooper, legislative leaders ask three-judge panel to resolve elections board dispute
Gov. Roy Cooper and state legislative leaders have filed competing motions to end a legal dispute over changes to North Carolina’s state elections board. A hearing in the case is scheduled Feb. 28 in Raleigh.
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Elections board appointee seeks to intervene in Cooper’s lawsuit
A former Lincoln County commissioner appointed to North Carolina’s new eight-member State Board of Elections is trying to intervene in Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against the board. Martin Oakes filed a motion Wednesday in Wake County Superior Court to take part in the lawsuit dubbed Cooper v. Berger.
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Unanimous three-judge panel blocks new bipartisan NC elections board
A three-judge panel agreed unanimously Thursday to block a new state law that would replace the current Democrat-majority state elections board with a new bipartisan body. Judges reached that decision after roughly 90 minutes of arguments in Wake County Superior Court. The new elections board had been scheduled to take effect on Jan.1.
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Counties Await State Board Action
RALEIGH — County leaders across the state will watch with interest this week as the state Board of Elections reconvenes in Raleigh. Counties, many of which only recently bought voting machines to meet federal law, have been scrambling to meet the board’s order to buy new voting machines from the state’s lone approved vendor.
