Democrats sue over new elections law, effort to reduce Cooper's influence on state boards

Senate Bill 512 has a legal challenge from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. Democratic attorney Marc Elias, the NC Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee are suing over Senate Bill 747.

Oct 11, 2023

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Hours before lawmakers overrode his vetoes of appointments and elections bills, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a campaign rally in Raleigh for Josh Stein, a 2024 Democratic gubernatorial candidate and current attorney general.

It didn’t take long for a pair of new North Carolina laws to face legal challenges:

Appointments dispute

Under Senate Bill 512, Gov. Roy Cooper and future governors stand to lose the ability to appoint members onto several important state boards and commissions. Cooper swiftly filed a state-level lawsuit challenging the law.

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