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.
The speaker of North Carolina's House of Representatives and the chairman of the House’s election committee plan to look into ways to ensure Donald Trump remains on North Carolina’s election ballot in 2024.
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.
A three-judge panel will hold a hearing Thursday morning in Raleigh in Gov. Roy Cooper’s challenge of a new state law changing state and county elections board appointments. Superior Court Judges Edwin Wilson, Lori Hamilton, and Andrew Womble are scheduled to oversee the case titled Cooper v. Berger.
Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against state elections board changes will shift to a three-judge Superior Court panel. A Wake County judge ordered the shift Wednesday without addressing Cooper’s request for a temporary restraining order. The new board is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections explained in a court filing this week why a February trial could prove difficult in a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s voter identification law. ID critics are seeking a February trial. A hearing on the ID opponents’ request is scheduled Nov. 21 in Winston-Salem.
The North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s 30-day residency requirement for voters. Lawyers from high-profile Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm represent the alliance.
If you think election-integrity initiatives are nothing more than a Republican plot, you should know that downplaying rare but potentially consequential cases of voter fraud only strengthens the resolve of those who favor voter-ID laws.
