Referendum targets elections board, balance of powers
Story Date: 6/27/2018

 

Source: Gary D. Robertson, WRAL, 6/26/18

The North Carolina General Assembly — not the governor — would choose all members of the state elections and ethics board if voters support a proposed constitutional amendment that Republicans pushed through the House on Tuesday. The measure asks the public to consider shifting decision-making on the panel's membership away from the governor, who now appoints all the members. It also seeks to add language to the constitution stating that the legislature controls the appointments and duties of any board or commission it creates. 

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