NC Auditor appoints new members to state Board of Elections in turning point of election power
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek has appointed three members to the state's Board of Elections just a day after the state Supreme Court gave him the green light.
According to his press release, Francis X. De Luca, Robert Anthony Rucho and Stacy Clyde Eggers IV will be added to the board, effective immediately. These nominations were submitted by the North Carolina Republican Party, and Boliek said he will soon appoint members submitted by the state's Democratic Party.
'Managing our elections is no small task. It takes time, dedication, and professionalism,' said State Auditor Boliek. 'We need full confidence in our elections, and I'd like to thank these individuals for their willingness to serve.'
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Boliek said De Luca, Rucho and Eggers IV each have experience in managing electoral policy.
De Luca was previously a member of the State Ethics Committee, in addition to serving in the Marine Corps for 30 years. Rucho is a former state Senator specializing in tax reform and electoral policy. Eggers IV has been renominated to the State Board of Elections, where he currently serves.
The move comes after an NC appeals court ruled Wednesday that a law stripping the governor's authority to appoint State Board of Elections members can take effect for now, despite the Superior Court judges blocking the law last week.
CBS 17 previously reported that the three judges on the intermediate-level Court of Appeals unanimously granted the request of Republican legislative leaders to suspend enforcement of that ruling.
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The North Carolina Democratic Party said they submitted four names to the State Auditor's office. They doubled down on a statement released Wednesday after the state Supreme Court re-enacted the constitutionality of SB 382, the controversial GOP-made bill that shifted power away from Democratic Governor Josh Stein, especially in handling elections.
'The precedent is crystal clear, SB382 is unconstitutional. The NC Court of Appeals allowing this blatant power grab to go into effect before hearing the case is a grossly partisan decision — plain and simple. The only reason for this urgency is to allow the Republican State Auditor to appoint a new Board of Elections to help Jefferson Griffin overturn an election against the will of the voters.'
Dawson McNamara-Bloom, a spokesperson for the North Carolina Democratic Party.
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