In North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting.
In North Carolina, even with the congressional delegation splitting evenly last year, Republicans won close to a supermajority of seats in the state legislature. They achieved that status this year when a Democratic House member switched her party.
That's occurring as the legislature muscles through two election bills that are propelled partly by Republican voters' lingering beliefs of Trump's lies that voter fraud cost him the 2020 election. One bill would end the state's three-day grace period for mailed ballots arriving after Election Day and loosen poll-watching rules in a way that critics worry could lead to intimidation of voters.
But critics say having a board split evenly between the two parties would lead to gridlock, creating a situation where the stalemates would be settled by the Republican-controlled legislature or the Republican-dominated courts — a possibility that could include next year's presidential contest. Republicans contend the legislature should have more supervision of voting and other key regulatory functions. A bill already vetoed by Cooper would erode his appointment powers to boards that set electricity rates, make environmental policies and build roads.
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Republicans flex muscles to maintain power in closely divided North Carolina and WisconsinIn North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting. Both states are divided political battlegrounds where the GOP controls a number of seats in the state legislature.
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Republican legislatures flex muscles to maintain power in two closely divided statesIn North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting
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Republican legislatures flex muscles to maintain power in two closely divided statesIn North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting.
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Republican legislatures flex muscles to maintain power in two closely divided statesIn North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting.
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Republican legislatures flex muscles to maintain power in two closely divided statesIn North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting
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Republican legislatures flex muscles to maintain power in two closely divided statesIn North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting.
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