RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor's ability to oversee elections and other state regulatory bodies on Tuesday by overriding Democratic Gov.
But Cooper and his allies contend the election legislation is an attack on voting that will give Republicans the upper hand on close results.
The state elections board has been five members, with the governor’s party historically holding three of the seats.
The law says the new state board also would have barely a week to decide whether to keep current state elections Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell on the job or hire someone else.
And an energy bill designed to encourage nuclear energy production and the legislature’s annual “regulatory reform” measure also are now law.
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