The North Carolina General Assembly has given final approval to Republican-backed legislation that would shift control of the State Board of Elections away from the governor and to lawmakers entering the 2024 election season
The North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval on Friday to Republican-backed legislation that would shift control of the State Board of Elections away from the governor and give it to lawmakers as the 2024 elections get underway.
The changes would begin Jan. 1 — sooner than a July 1 start that was contained in a version of the measure approved by the House on Tuesday. But Senate Republicans balked at having the changes start next summer. Under the bill, the House speaker, the Senate leader and the minority party leaders in each chamber each would pick two seats on the proposed eight-member election board — likely giving Democrats and Republicans four positions apiece. The current board appointment process, in which the governor chooses the five members, usually gives the governor’s party a 3-2 majority.
After Friday’s vote, Berger said that settlement, which also involved Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, is one of the reasons Democrats are upset with the bill because they’ll “no longer have the ability to change the rules while the game is being played.”
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