A Three-Judge Panel reviewing a Lawsuit that Challenged the Current North Carolina State Board of Elections issued a Ruling Thursday Night that Dissolves the Board at Noon on Friday.

18 CVS 3348_Order on Motions to Ext Stay_12.27.2018

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIMISION COUNTY OF WAKE 18CVS3348 mg oc 27 Pw 13 ROY A. COOPER, III, in his official capacity as GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff vs. ORDER PHILIP E. BERGER, in his official capacity as PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SENATE; TIMOTHY K.

The Board was Scheduled to Meet on January 11th to Discuss the District 9 Allegations and Present Evidence of Allegations.

The Dissolution Friday of North Carolina's Elections Board injected further Uncertainty into a still-undecided 9th Congressional Race as the Democratic Governor sought an Interim Panel to Investigate Ballot Fraud Allegations while Republicans argued he doesn't have the Power to do so.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would Appoint an Interim Board of Elections after the State Court Panel Ruled Thursday that the Current Board Disband at Noon Friday.

Cooper's move would fill the Gap until a New Law Governing the Statewide Elections Panel can take effect, and also allow the Board to Proceed with a Jan. 11th Evidentiary Hearing into the 9th District Congressional Race.

But the Chairman of the State GOP, Robin Hayes, argued that Cooper's Proposal was an "illegal sham" and said No Republicans would Participate, complicating Cooper's efforts.

The 9th District Harris-McCready Race remains Uncertified

The State Elections Board has Refused to Certify the Race between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready while it Investigates Absentee Ballot Irregularities in the 9th Congressional District stretching from the Charlotte area through several Counties to the East. Harris holds a slim, 905, Lead in Unofficial Results, but Election Officials are looking into Criminal Allegations against an Operative Hired by the Harris Campaign.

Friday's Standoff was set in Motion by the latest Ruling from a State Court that previously found the Elections Board's Makeup Unconstitutional in a Protracted Legal Battle launched when the Republican-controlled Legislature Altered the Board in 2016. The Court had Ruled earlier this year to Allow the Board to Remain in place until Friday while it Investigates the Congressional Race. The latest Ruling came as Lawmakers enacted a New Law on Thursday to largely Restore the Board to how it Operated before 2016.

Cooper started the Process Friday of Rebuilding the Elections Board by Informing the State Democratic and Republican Parties that he Plans to Create an Interim Panel with Five Members of the Current Elections Board, unless he receives Different Picks from the State Parties. The Interim Board would last until the New Law takes effect Jan. 31th.

He said he would Appoint both Democrats and Republicans to Comply with Pre-2016 State Elections Law he says is Temporarily back in force.

"All of these members have election law experience and an awareness of the circumstances around the allegations involved in the Ninth Congressional District election. They have all cleared ethics and conflicts checks and new members would require extra time to have that process completed," Cooper said in his Letter to State Party Heads.










NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker