North Carolina House Speak Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger have filed a notice of appeal after a three-judge panel unanimously struck down Session Law 2023-139 (Senate Bill 749), the law making the North Carolina State Board of Elections bipartisan and granting the General Assembly appointment power for that board. The next...
A Stokes County attorney and businessman has dropped his lawsuit aiming to guarantee the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ authority to block Donald Trump from the state’s election ballot. Brian Martin filed a notice of voluntary dismissal Wednesday in Wake County Superior Court.
Top legislative leaders will ask the North Carolina Court of Appeals to review a three-judge panel’s ruling favoring Gov. Roy Cooper in a legal fight over the State Elections Board. Lawmakers filed a notice of appeal Tuesday, the same day the public learned about the panel’s decision.
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.
The State Board of Elections has launched a voter ID awareness campaign.
The State Board of Elections filed paperwork Tuesday supporting the dismissal of two federal election-related lawsuits. One focuses on voting rights for felons. The other targets North Carolina’s latest election reform law.
The State Board of Elections has addressed a federal judge’s concerns about a new state law changing the process for checking addresses tied to same-day voter registration. The board’s lawyers filed paperwork Tuesday in three federal court cases explaining its latest actions.
North Carolina's State Board of Elections began mailing absentee voter ballots to those who had submitted a request ahead of the March primaries.
Unaffiliated voters are hitting the pause button on their federal lawsuit challenging the composition of North Carolina’s State Board of Elections. A court filing Friday indicates the suit will not proceed until state courts resolve a separate suit pitting the governor against state legislative leaders.
A federal judge has given parties in two North Carolina election law disputes one week to work out a deal that could avoid a possible court order. Both suits target provisions within Senate Bill 747.
