North Carolina Governor Signs Bill for Judicial Retention Elections for State Supreme Court

On June 11, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed HB 222. It generally lets members of the State Supreme Court retain their seats without having to face opponents. Instead they appear on the ballot and a voter votes on whether or not to retain that Justice. The new procedure does not apply to candidates who were recently appointed and never ran in any type of election; they are still subject to having an opponent and having to run against that opponent in non-partisan elections.


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.