The North Carolina Board of Elections has five members, all of whom must be registered members of one of the two largest parties. On August 2, four independent voters, along with Common Cause, sued the state in federal court to strike down the state law on who can serve. All four individual plaintiffs are accomplished, well-educated, and have a record of public service. Common Cause v Moore, m.d., 1:22cv-611.

A similar lawsuit had been filed in 2017, by attorney Michael Crowell representing himself, but it was never resolved and Crowell had dismissed his own case last year. Thanks to Kevin Hayes for the news about the new lawsuit.