{"id":136099,"date":"2024-12-12T06:56:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T23:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136099"},"modified":"2024-12-12T06:56:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T23:56:49","slug":"north-carolina-gop-lawmakers-override-veto-of-bill-to-strip-power-from-incoming-democratic-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136099","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina GOP lawmakers override veto of bill to strip power from incoming Democratic officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">North Carolina Republican lawmakers voted to override a gubernatorial veto of a bill that strips the state&#8217;s incoming Democratic officials of key powers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The GOP-led state House of Representatives on Wednesday voted along party lines<strong> <\/strong>to override outgoing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper&#8217;s veto of legislation that is ostensibly geared towards hurricane relief, but also weakens the authority of statewide offices Democrats won in last month&#8217;s election, including governor and attorney general.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Republican-controlled state Senate voted to override Cooper&#8217;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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The measure notably shifts the authority to appoint members to North Carolina&#8217;s election board from the governor&#8217;s office, which will be held by Democrat Josh Stein next year, to the auditor&#8217;s office, which will be held by Republican Dave Boliek after he defeated incumbent Democrat Jessica Holmes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Republicans in North Carolina&#8217;s legislature have sought for years to gain control of the board, which oversees elections in the battleground state, but have had their efforts thwarted by the courts. Democrats currently hold a 3-2 advantage on the board. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Three state House Republicans from western North Carolina who voted against the bill originally supported the veto override on Wednesday, giving the party the three-fifths support in the chamber necessary to overrule Cooper. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">One of those Republicans, state Rep. Mark Pless, said in an interview before Wednesday&#8217;s vote that he was disappointed the bill didn\u2019t contain enough funding to help his constituents rebuild their communities after Hurricane Helene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;I want my people taken care of in the mountains,&#8221; he told NBC News ahead of the vote. Of the bill, he said, &#8220;I just don&#8217;t think it does what we were told it would do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The 131-page bill moves $227 million into a hurricane relief fund while advancing a spate of other Republican priorities, including shortening the amount of time for voters to fix ballot errors and requiring counties to count ballots more rapidly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The legislation will also prohibit the state attorney general from taking legal positions contrary to those of the Legislature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That will prevent incoming Democratic Attorney General Jeff from refusing to defend laws the Legislature has passed, as Stein did with the state\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunc.org\/politics\/2023-06-23\/ag-stein-says-he-wont-defend-many-parts-of-new-abortion-law-in-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion law last year<\/a> while holding the position. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The measure was written behind closed doors, introduced as a committee substitute that barred edits in committee, and passed through both Republican-controlled legislative chambers over just two days in November. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;The bill, to be clear, is a power grab, not disaster relief,&#8221; Stein said at a Democratic Governors Association meeting last weekend in California. &#8220;It\u2019s petty and wrong headed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">In a statement, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison called the move &#8220;wrong, disgusting, and emblematic of the Republican Party \u2014 desperate attempts to consolidate power at all costs instead of trying to better North Carolinians\u2019 lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline-contributors articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/jane-c-timm-ncpn475656\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2023_08\/3595670\/jane-timm-byline-jm-1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2023_08\/3595670\/jane-timm-byline-jm-1.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2023_08\/3595670\/jane-timm-byline-jm-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/jane-c-timm-ncpn475656\">Jane C. Timm<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/janestreet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/elections\/mailto:jane.timm@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Jane C. 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