Boliek (R) seeks Appeals Court order t0 uphold election oversight shift

State Auditor Dave Boliek is urging the North Carolina Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court ruling that blocked him from assuming oversight of the State Board of Elections starting Thursday. Gov. Josh Stein secured the court order to prevent the shift of power toward Boliek.

Boliek is supporting state legislative leaders’ request for a temporary stay and an order called a writ of supersedeas. The stay and writ would block the 2-1 ruling last week from a panel of Superior Court judges.

Without that court order, state law would have allowed Boliek to make new elections board appointments Thursday and assume administrative oversight of the board. Boliek and legislative leaders are Republicans. Stein is a Democrat.

The Appeals Court set a 10 a.m. Wednesday deadline for Stein to respond to lawmakers’ request.



https://www.carolinajournal.com/boliek-seeks-appeals-court-order-t0-uphold-election-oversight-shift/