US EditionNC Auditor appoints new members to state Board of Elections in turning point of election power
- On Thursday, North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek appointed three Republicans and two Democrats to the State Board of Elections, creating a Republican majority.
- This followed a Court of Appeals ruling on Wednesday that allowed enforcement of a December 2023 law transferring appointment power from Democratic Governor Josh Stein to the Republican auditor amid ongoing legal challenges.
- Among the appointees are former State Senator Bob Rucho, conservative think tank leader Francis DeLuca, and returning board member Stacy Four Eggers IV, with Democratic nominees submitted by the state party chair.
- Boliek said, "My office fulfills its statutory obligations," while Governor Stein called the move an attempt to "steal the Supreme Court election," and GOP Chair Jason Simmons affirmed a commitment to fair election administration.
- The appointments mark a political victory for Republicans and could influence the unresolved November Supreme Court race and election oversight in the state.
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Wilmington man among names chosen by North Carolina for state elections board
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s elections board became a Republican majority on Thursday as the GOP state auditor appointed a new panel one day after an appeals court ruled a law shifting that power away from the Democratic governor could still be enforced while its constitutionality is deliberated. Auditor Dave Boliek announced three Republicans and two Democrats for the board, picked from lists provided by the state parties. His actions …
Boliek appointments to the state election board mark a shift in power
North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek announced his appointments to the state’s Board of Elections (NCSBE) on Thursday after Wednesday’s ruling in which the North Carolina Court of Appeals blocked a lower court ruling favoring Gov. Josh Stein in his legal battle with state legislative leaders and Boliek over elections board appointments. Stein is a Democrat. Boliek and legislative leaders are Republicans. The order came from a unanimous, unna…
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