North Carolina GOP lawmakers override veto of bill to strip power from incoming Democratic officials

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Democrats have slammed the legislation as a power grab, with state Republicans on track lose their legislative supermajority next year.

North Carolina Republican lawmakers voted to override a gubernatorial veto of a bill that strips the state's incoming Democratic officials of key powers.

The GOP-led state House of Representatives on Wednesday voted along party lines to override outgoing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of legislation that is ostensibly geared towards hurricane relief, but also weakens the authority of statewide offices Democrats won in last month's election, including governor and attorney general.

The Republican-controlled state Senate voted to override Cooper's veto last week, meaning the bill will now go into effect, though legal challenges are expected. Democrats have slammed it as a power grab as the GOP is on track to lose its legislative supermajority following the 2024 elections.

The measure notably shifts the authority to appoint members to North Carolina's election board from the governor's office, which will be held by Democrat Josh Stein next year, to the auditor's office, which will be held by Republican Dave Boliek after he defeated incumbent Democrat Jessica Holmes.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna183703

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[Think. Again.]

1. Veto their over-ride.

[SCantiGOP]

2. Doesn't work like that

[Think. Again.]

4. Yeah, they've been pushing the boundaries...

...of how things work in this country, I thought we might give it a try.

[dweller]

3. More likely

Legal challenges at nc scotus

Who knows how that will go , but could end up before SCOTUS , like independent legislature theory did .

Sucks bc citizens voted in Dem leadership strongly , and repugs quashed that

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[Firestorm49]

5. It sounds like they stole a page from Skippy Walkers playbook in WI.

First, our repulsive state GOP gave Walker the most power of any Governor in the country, and promptly reversed course when Tony Evers was elected - stripping him from nearly all that was bestowed on Walker. There is no shame in politics.