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North Carolina's High Court Says Elections Board Shift Can Continue While Governor Appeals
- On May 23, 2025, the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the enforcement of a recently enacted law that transfers the authority to select members of the State Board of Elections from the Democratic governor to Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek, allowing the law to remain in effect while legal challenges continue.
- Enacted by the Republican-led General Assembly the previous year, this legislation reflects a sustained effort by GOP leaders to transfer control of the election board from Democratic governors, amid ongoing legal disputes and varied rulings in lower courts.
- On May 1, Boliek finalized five new board appointments that reversed the previous 3-2 Democratic majority to a comparable GOP majority, removing Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell and disrupting a selection process that had been in place for more than 125 years.
- An unsigned order backed by the court's five Republican justices stated that trial judges 'unambiguously misapplied' previous rulings and noted multiple grounds supported the Court of Appeals panel's decision to allow the law's enforcement.
- The decision maintains the status quo change while broader legal issues continue through a regular appeals process likely lasting several months, with Democratic justices criticizing the GOP majority's inaction and alignment with legislative interests.
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North Carolina's high court says elections board shift can continue while appeals carry on
The North Carolina Supreme Court has confirmed it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to start being enforced earlier this month.
North Carolina's high court says elections board shift can continue while governor appeals
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A divided North Carolina Supreme Court confirmed Friday that it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to start being enforced earlier this month, even as the law's constitutionality is deliberated.
NC Supreme Court allows Auditor Boliek to maintain elections board appointments
The North Carolina Supreme Court will allow State Auditor Dave Boliek to maintain his new appointment powers for the State Board of Elections. The court split, 5-2, Friday in rejecting Gov. Josh Stein’s request to block a lower court order supporting Boliek. The decision split the high court along party lines. The five Republican justices made up the majority. The two Democratic justices dissented. The governor had argued that the shift of elect…
North Carolina's high court says elections board shift can continue while governor appeals - The Morning Sun
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A divided North Carolina Supreme Court confirmed Friday that it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to have taken effect earlier this month, even as the law's constitutionality is deliberated. The Republican majority on the court declined or dismissed requests that Gov. Josh Stein made three weeks ago to block for now the enforcement of the…
North Carolina's high court says elections board shift can continue while governor appeals - WCCB Charlotte's CW
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A divided North Carolina Supreme Court confirmed Friday that it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to have taken effect earlier this month, even as the law’s constitutionality is deliberated. The Republican majority on the court declined or dismissed requests that Gov. Josh Stein made three weeks ago to block for now the enforcement of the…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A divided North Carolina Supreme Court confirmed Friday that it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to have taken effect earlier this month, even as the law’s constitutionality is deliberated. The Republican majority on the court declined or dismissed requests that Gov. Josh Stein made three weeks ago to block for now the enforcement of the…
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