NC Republicans Move To Limit Democrat Governor’s Power Over Elections After Likely Losing Supermajority

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Posted on 11/23/2024 11:22:32 PM PST by CFW

Republican state legislators in North Carolina are moving quickly to pass measures to restrict Democrat power over elections after likely losing its veto-proof majority in the state House.

While Republicans will maintain control of both the House and Senate in North Carolina, if election results remain where they are, the party is one seat shy of its veto-proof majority in the House. Additionally, Gov.-elect Josh Stein looks poised to be able to exercise more authority than his Democrat predecessor, Gov. Roy Cooper.

Both chambers passed a bill that would weaken the governor’s ability to oversee elections, in particular transferring the power of the governor to appoint members of the currently Democrat-run North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to the state auditor, Republican Dave Boliek.

“The agility of the General Assembly was demonstrated this week as they passed important legislation, placing the state auditor in an oversight role over the state board of elections,” Jim Womack, president of the North Carolina Election Integrity Team (NCEIT), told The Federalist. “This puts the auditor in a good position to conduct an audit of our elections for the first time in history. That should encourage voters. “

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North Carolina is another state in which I suspect hanky-panky in connection to down-ballot races. I think they knew Trump was going to win the Presidency, and knowing that watchers were keeping a close eye on suspected fraud, they concentrated on down-ballot races hoping to limit his support and conservative's influence.

1 posted on 11/23/2024 11:22:32 PM PST by CFW

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