"North Carolina Judges Strike Down GOP Election Board Changes"

A panel of three judges in North Carolina, consisting of two Republicans and one Democrat, ruled that a law passed by the Republican supermajority last year to restructure state and county election boards is unconstitutional. The legislation aimed to create an equal number of Democrats and Republicans on the boards, but the judges deemed it a violation of the governor's constitutional duties. The ruling leaves the current makeup of the state election board unchanged, with three Democratic members and two Republican members, and the Republican-led legislature has not indicated whether they will appeal the decision.