A panel of North Carolina superior court judges unanimously sided with Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) to strike down a law looking to strip his authority over appointing election boards in the state.
The three-judge panel ruled the law passed by the Republican-led legislature last year was unlawful in that it attempted to override powers given to the governor by the state’s constitution.
The law attempted to change the board’s makeup from five governor appointees, with three from the executive’s party, to eight members appointed by the legislature based on the suggestions from top party officials in the state legislature. The court had granted a preliminary injunction halting the law in November.
Cooper applauded the decision in a statement on Tuesday, calling on Republicans to “stop their efforts” to change the election boards.
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