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North Carolina governor to name interim elections panel as state board dissolves
Source: The Hill
North Carolina governor to name interim elections panel as state board dissolves
BY MAX GREENWOOD - 12/28/18 12:48 PM EST
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said he plans to install an interim panel of state elections officials as the state elections board dissolved on Friday under court order.
The interim panel would operate until Jan. 31, when a new state law remaking North Carolina's elections and ethics boards takes effect, The Charlotte Observer reported.
State lawmakers voted on Thursday to override a veto of that measure by Cooper, who argued that the bill would increase confidentiality requirements for campaign finance investigations.
Still, the dissolution of the state elections board at noon on Friday carries sweeping repercussions for an ongoing fraud investigation in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District that has left the fate of a House seat hanging in the balance.
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BY MAX GREENWOOD - 12/28/18 12:48 PM EST
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said he plans to install an interim panel of state elections officials as the state elections board dissolved on Friday under court order.
The interim panel would operate until Jan. 31, when a new state law remaking North Carolina's elections and ethics boards takes effect, The Charlotte Observer reported.
State lawmakers voted on Thursday to override a veto of that measure by Cooper, who argued that the bill would increase confidentiality requirements for campaign finance investigations.
Still, the dissolution of the state elections board at noon on Friday carries sweeping repercussions for an ongoing fraud investigation in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District that has left the fate of a House seat hanging in the balance.
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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/423121-nc-governor-says-he-will-name-interim-elections-panel-as-state-board-dissolves
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Related: 9th District chaos: Cooper plans interim elections board, Harris asks to be named winner (Charlotte Observer)
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