US EditionNorth Carolina's High Court Says Elections Board Shift Can Continue While Governor Appeals
- On May 23, 2025, the North Carolina Supreme Court, with split opinions among its justices, allowed a recently enacted law transferring the authority to appoint elections board members away from Governor Josh Stein to take effect earlier that month.
- The law, passed last year by the Republican-led legislature, gives Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek the authority to make appointments, despite earlier rulings by trial judges that found the law unconstitutional.
- Following an April 30 Court of Appeals ruling allowing the law’s enforcement, Boliek made five appointments on May 1, changing the board majority from a 3-2 Democratic to a GOP majority.
- An unsigned Friday order backed by five Republican justices stated trial judges “unambiguously misapplied” prior Supreme Court rulings and found multiple grounds to uphold the Court of Appeals panel’s decision.
- Governor Stein can continue appealing broader constitutional issues through regular appeals, but the new GOP-controlled board will carry out election rules and prepare for the 2026 midterms amid a 125-year status quo change.
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Denver Gazette
union-bulletin.comNC high court denies governor's request, allows GOP takeover of state elections board
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a divided vote, the Republican-majority North Carolina Supreme Court late Friday denied Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s request to block new appointments to the State Board of Elections while Stein’s lawsuit challenging the legality of the appointments…
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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.
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…
Under cross-examination, Jabour says saw no evidence of elections conspiracy
The elections fraud trial continued yesterday with witness for the prosecution, Kian Jabour acknowledging that he had not seen any evidence of conspiracy. The article Under cross-examination, Jabour says saw no evidence of elections conspiracy appeared first on Stabroek News.
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