The new law concerning the composition of the North Carolina State Board of Elections says the board must have four Republicans, four Democrats, and a member who is neither. The process for choosing the ninth member is: the original eight members choose two individuals, and then the Governor picks one of them. On March 21, the Board settled on two independents, and the same day, the Governor chose one. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
9 NC SBE appointed HACKS — to match the 9 SCOTUS appointed HACKS ???
So the independent was added to the law because the governor refused to seat an 8 member (4 D, 4 R) board. Now that there is a Board of Elections, the Green Party, which has met the requirements for being a party in NC, can be officially recognized without a court order. Nice way to start Spring.