A bipartisan three-judge panel has ruled in favor of Gov. Roy Cooper in his legal fight with legislative leaders over a new state elections board. The decision means the current five-member elections board with a 3-2 Democratic majority will remain in place.
A three-judge panel overseeing Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against proposed changes to North Carolina’s state elections board could issue a decision by March 8. The panel predicted a decision “by the end of next week” after holding a 75-minute hearing Wednesday.
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.
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.
