Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has cast the bill as a threat to democracy in the state. Republicans say it takes politics out of the process of administering the vote.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper listens as democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein speaks at a rally at Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday. North Carolina Republicans on Tuesday overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill that overhauls who runs elections and achieves a long-sought goal of the state’s GOP.
Republicans contend the bill helps guarantee elections will be run fairly by establishing bipartisan elections boards that will take politics out of the process.“When it comes to agencies doing their jobs, politics ought to not be part of it,” said House Speaker Tim Moore in a recent podcast appearance.but came up against obstacles, including court decisions and a rejection from voters.
Cooper, who is not related to the governor, said voters in North Carolina will see a new election landscape next year because of decisions made in recent months. They will have new legislative and congressional districts, a new voter ID law, new timelines for voting by mail and, in some locations, new early voting sites.
Moore, the House speaker, did not respond to interview requests but recently told a podcast for the cable television network Spectrum News that bipartisan boards would foster cooperation. Republican lawmakers first sought to change the makeup of the state elections board in 2016 with a law they passed after Cooper was elected governor but before he was sworn in. When a court blocked the law, they passed a modified version of it that wasGOP lawmakers in 2018 asked voters to approve an amendment to the state constitution that would have reshaped the state elections board. Voters rejected the idea with 62 percent of the vote.
The bill doesn’t specify how deadlocks on other issues — such as certifying results — will be resolved. State Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger in JuneThe other veto that lawmakers were expected to override will put in place a law requiring absentee ballots to be returned to election officials by the time polls close on Election Day.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
North Carolina Republicans Are Creating a ‘Secret Police Force’The euphemistically named “Gov Ops” is a civil liberties disaster waiting to happen.
Leer más »
South Carolina Republicans warn DeSantis over Iowa focus: 'We cannot be ignored'Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sits down with Shannon Bream to discuss political theatre among House Republicans, challenges to social media censorship legislation in Florida and cultural topics that have defined his administration.
Leer más »
McDonald's employee guns down woman during argument in North CarolinaPolice in North Carolina said they arrested a McDonald's worker Monday after the male employee shot and killed a woman who started an argument inside the restaurant.
Leer más »
Stein kicks off 'NC Strong' tour for North Carolina governor, with Cooper as special guestNorth Carolina gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein is holding his most public campaign event to date, nine months after the Democrat entered the race. The sitting attorney general is holding on Tuesday a rally on the Shaw University campus in Raleigh. Stein’s campaign billed the event as the first stop of his “NC Strong” statewide tour. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is set to join Stein at the event. Cooper is barred from seeking a third consecutive term and has already endorsed Stein to succeed him
Leer más »
North Carolina McDonald’s worker kills Tennessee woman who touched him, police sayGet Alabama latest news. Find photos and videos, comment on the news, and join the forum discussions at al.com
Leer más »
Person shot, killed at fast-food restaurant in North CarolinaA murder investigation is underway in North Carolina after a person was shot and killed at a fast-food restaurant, according to authorities.
Leer más »