'Authoritarian stuff': Reporter slams NC's GOP supermajority over 'corrupt power grab'
3 weeks ago

'Authoritarian stuff': Reporter slams NC's GOP supermajority over 'corrupt power grab'

Raw Story  

In a startling power grab, the Republican-led supermajority in North Carolina moved to override a veto by the current governor, Roy Cooper, that would limit the powers of the executive branch. Slate courts reporter Mark Joseph Stern posted on Bluesky that it was "hugely corrupt power grab." The News & Observer reported that the bill was written "in secret and fast-tracked" to a vote without any committee hearings, and the House began debate less than an hour after the bill became public. "Republican legislators are so mad that voters retained a Democratic NC Supreme Court justice that they’re taking over the election board, laying the groundwork for more voter suppression, and severely curtailing voters’ right to 'cure' defective ballots after an election."

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North Carolina General Assembly overrides veto of bill eroding incoming Democrats powers
1 week, 6 days ago

North Carolina General Assembly overrides veto of bill eroding incoming Democrats powers

CNN  

CNN — Republicans in the North Carolina House pushed through a measure restricting the powers of the incoming governor and other Democrats, overriding outgoing Democratic Gov. In his veto message last month, Cooper called the bill a “sham” that “shuffles money from one fund to another.” Billed as disaster relief funding following massive flooding in western North Carolina caused by …

NC Republicans are struggling to get enough votes to pass huge new power grab: report
2 weeks, 3 days ago

NC Republicans are struggling to get enough votes to pass huge new power grab: report

Raw Story  

North Carolina Republicans are trying to strip powers from the incoming Democratic state officials that voters just elected, over outgoing Gov. But while the GOP-backed state Senate overrode the veto, it's not guaranteed they will have the votes to do so in the House, freelance journalist Bryan Anderson reported Friday. The state GOP gained a supermajority in the legislature thanks …

North Carolina’s governor has vetoed a GOP bill that would weaken his successor and other Democrats
3 weeks, 6 days ago

North Carolina’s governor has vetoed a GOP bill that would weaken his successor and other Democrats

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation on Tuesday that would strip powers from several Democrats elected to statewide office this month, including removing the authority of Cooper’s successor to appoint the state elections board. These and other provisions, contained in a wide-ranging measure stuffed through the Republican-dominated General Assembly in less than 24 hours during …

GOP accused of power-grab with bill being pushed through weeks before Dems take over in NC
1 month ago

GOP accused of power-grab with bill being pushed through weeks before Dems take over in NC

Raw Story  

North Carolina Republican lawmakers have just a few weeks before a Democrat takes over the governor's mansion and the GOP loses its supermajority in the legislature — and they're being accused of trying to push through some last-minute changes that would weaken the incoming administration. Taking to X on Wednesday, election law expert David Becker, who is the executive director …

North Carolina legislators leave after veto overrides, ballot question, unfinished business
5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina legislators leave after veto overrides, ballot question, unfinished business

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up this year’s chief work session Thursday after overriding Democratic Gov. And while the House and Senate managed to approve $67.5 million to help for six months child care centers at risk of closing after federal grants expire, they couldn’t agree on setting aside close to $500 million for scholarships and …

North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections
1 year, 2 months ago

North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor’s ability to oversee elections on Tuesday by overriding Democratic Gov. One new North Carolina law would eliminate the governor’s power to appoint the State Board of Elections and give it to legislative leaders, while the other would end a three-day grace period to receive and count absentee …

North Carolina legislature gives final OK to election board changes, with governor’s veto to follow
1 year, 3 months ago

North Carolina legislature gives final OK to election board changes, with governor’s veto to follow

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C — 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. Cooper already has promised to veto it, saying it’s a GOP power play that would result in stalemates on …

North Carolina governor vetoes election bill, sparking override showdown with GOP supermajority
1 year, 3 months ago

North Carolina governor vetoes election bill, sparking override showdown with GOP supermajority

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a sweeping Republican elections bill Thursday that would end a grace period for voting by mail and make new allowances for partisan poll observers. Another bill Cooper vetoed on Thursday would take away the governor’s appointment power to several boards and commissions, such as those that set electricity rates and environmental …

Bills altering North Carolina voting rules, elections board makeup approved by the state Senate
1 year, 6 months ago

Bills altering North Carolina voting rules, elections board makeup approved by the state Senate

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Senate approved on Wednesday a pair of election and voting-related bills that include the latest attempts by Republicans to enact legislation that Democratic Gov. By identical party-line votes favoring the GOP, the chamber agreed to two measures that would affect election administration and the details of voting in the nation’s ninth-largest state, where statewide …

North Carolina GOP negotiations likely next to curb appointment powers of Gov. Roy Cooper
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina GOP negotiations likely next to curb appointment powers of Gov. Roy Cooper

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House and Senate Republicans are likely headed to negotiations over how to retool the composition of several key state commissions controlled by Democratic Gov. Both the House proposal and a version OK’d by the Senate in April would shift the makeup of a handful of panels by giving more seats to those picked by legislators …

GOP lawmakers seek to erode governor’s power on key panels
1 year, 8 months ago

GOP lawmakers seek to erode governor’s power on key panels

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans redoubled their efforts on Tuesday to erode the powers of Democratic Gov. Sen. Warren Daniel, a Burke County Republican and bill sponsor, said the overwhelming number of appointees on most of these named commissions are gubernatorial picks, “which doesn’t bode well for diversity of thought or representation.” “This bill is about good shared governance …

NC governor has little wiggle room with legislature in 2023
2 years ago

NC governor has little wiggle room with legislature in 2023

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper described on Wednesday jobs announcements, an emerging clean energy sector and his ability to block “culture-war, business-killing” laws on social issues from the General Assembly among his administration’s accomplishments during 2022. Moore told reporters on Tuesday that he’s “met with several Democrats who have made it very clear to me that …

NC governor vetoes bill barring donations to run elections
3 years ago

NC governor vetoes bill barring donations to run elections

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Republican legislation Thursday that would bar North Carolina election boards and officials in counties from accepting private money to run elections. But Cooper said in a statement that nonprofit and nonpartisan grants provided masks, pens and other protective equipment “so voters stayed safe during the pandemic.” “The legislature should start properly funding …

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