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Boliek urges NC Supreme Court to reject Stein appeal in elections board case

State Auditor Dave Boliek is asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to reject Gov. Josh Stein’s request to take up a lawsuit over appointments to the state elections board. The state’s highest court has remained silent about the dispute for nearly two weeks.

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Governor objects to lawmakers’ request in election board dispute

Gov. Josh Stein urges the North Carolina Court of Appeals to reject a request from state legislative leaders and state Auditor Dave Boliek. Top lawmakers and Boliek seek an order blocking a lower court’s ruling favoring Stein in a dispute over the state elections board.

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Boliek seeks Appeals Court order t0 uphold election oversight shift

State Auditor Dave Boliek is urging the North Carolina Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court ruling that blocked him from assuming oversight of the State Board of Elections starting Thursday. Gov. Josh Stein secured the court order to prevent the shift of power toward Boliek.

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Lawmakers ask Appeals Court to block elections ruling favoring Stein

North Carolina’s legislative leaders are asking the state’s second-highest court to block a ruling that prevents a planned shift of power over State Board of Elections appointments. Republican lawmakers want State Auditor Dave Boliek to take over elections appointments and oversight.

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Three-judge panel rules for Gov. Stein in legal battle over elections board appointments

A three-judge panel has blocked the North Carolina General Assembly’s plan to shift oversight of the State Board of Elections to State Auditor Dave Boliek. The panel split, 2-1, Wednesday in supporting Gov. Josh Stein’s lawsuit against the planned election administration changes.

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Prosecutors fight calls to remove elected DAs from police shooting cases

Liberal activist the Rev. William Barber is loudly calling for a special prosecutor to take over the case of Andrew Brown, who was shot after Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve him with search and arrest warrants. “Inept. Incompetent. Incapable of fixing this,” said Barber in a community protest, according to the News & Observer....

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