North Carolina law says the State Board of Elections is composed of five members, all of whom must be a registered member of one of the two largest parties. The major party that holds the governorship gets three members, and the other large party gets two members. UPDATE: see this story.
For some time, independent voters and their allies have been trying to win a lawsuit that says it violates the U.S. Constitution that an independent can never be on the board. The first such lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed, and a new lawsuit was filed by Common Cause earlier this year. The State officials who are being sued filed a brief on October 14, arguing that the plaintiffs don’t have standing. Here is the state’s brief. Common Cause v Moore, m.d., 1:22cv-611.
19 Oct 1781
Brit forces at Yorktown, VA surrender to USA-France forces after siege.
NOOO videotape of Brit KG III and his top killers/enslavers when they got the news.
Leads to Armistice in American Rev War [started 19 Apr 1775- 6.5 years ago]
and later 1783 USA-Brit Peace Treaty ratified in early 1784.
MAJOR French help [Army, Navy, money, weapons, ammo, etc.] in 1778-1783 repaid in USA blood and treasure/debt in WW I and WW II.
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Independent voters are barred from sitting on the State Board of Elections, but cannot sue because they don’t have standing? How is it that they don’t have standing?
Yeah, the same North Carolina Board of Elections that tried this summer to keep Green Party candidates off the ballot over allegations of petition fraud, but it turned out they were just bluffing. Have any board members been unseated?
I asked this before and I’ll ask again: Is the Board suable for their actions over the summer?
They aren’t eligible so of course they don’t have standing. Which part are you having a hard time with?