The Latest: N Carolina gov asks court to block elections law
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: N Carolina gov asks court to block elections law
Updated 4:54 pm, Wednesday, April 26, 2017
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the fight between North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-controlled General Assembly over legislation on administering elections and the size of the state Court of Appeals (all times local):
5:35 p.m.
North Carolina's Democratic governor wants a court to block quickly a new law approved by the Republican-controlled General Assembly that takes a second crack at forming a combined state elections and ethics board.
Lawyers for Gov. Roy Cooper sued legislative leaders Wednesday over the law, which takes effect next Monday. The attorneys say the measure is unconstitutional — just like a similar law approved in December but thrown out by some judges — because it interferes with Cooper's duty to administer elections.
Cooper vetoed the updated elections board law last week, but the General Assembly overrode the veto Tuesday. House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger believe the new law satisfies the concerns of a three-judge panel that threw out the December law and has formally asked the judges to agree with them.
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