Cooper vetoes GOP bill shifting appointment power over election boards to legislature

Oct 2, 2023 | Bills, Sourced

Source: NewsObserver.com

Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a GOP bill that would restructure election boards and change how their members are appointed.

Republican lawmakers sent Senate Bill 749 to Cooper’s desk after announcing the proposal months earlier. The bill would require state and local election boards to have an even bipartisan split, and shift the power to appoint their members from the governor to the legislature.