
News · NC
Appeals court keeps elections appointments with auditor
Elections and votingA divided state appeals panel upheld a 2024 law moving elections-board appointment authority from the governor to the state auditor.
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News · NC
A divided state appeals panel upheld a 2024 law moving elections-board appointment authority from the governor to the state auditor.

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Voting-rights groups and voters want a federal court to block two absentee-ballot policies before North Carolina’s November 2026 election.

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The legal challenge concerns changes to how North Carolina election officials process ballots submitted by mail.

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The charge concerns damage to a former senator’s Arizona home and is separate from a North Carolina lawsuit involving the senator.

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A divided panel upheld a law moving election board appointment power from the governor to the state auditor.

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The court ruled lawmakers did not violate the state constitution by moving elections board appointment authority to the state auditor.

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The decision reinforces State Auditor Dave Boliek’s control over appointments to North Carolina’s election boards.

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The ruling creates another legal barrier to Trump’s proposed mail-in ballot measures as North Carolina voting-access advocates rally.