North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Sues Republicans Over Changes to Election Rules

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Sues Republicans Over Changes to Election Rules
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks during a briefing at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C., on June 2, 2020. Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP
Katabella Roberts
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper filed a lawsuit against Republican legislative leaders on Oct. 17 over changes they made to the State Board of Elections and county boards of elections, which he says violated the constitutional separation of powers.

The lawsuit stems from Senate Bill 749, which goes into effect in 2025 and will remove the governor’s powers to appoint members of the State Board of Elections, handing it over instead to legislative leaders.
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