North Carolina House of Representatives
State Supreme Court rules the people will be heard on ballot referendums in November
Raleigh, N.C. – On Tuesday the state Supreme Court rejected attempts by Gov. Roy Cooper and his allied liberal activist groups to prevent North Carolinians from voting on statewide ballot referendums in the general election this November. Continue reading “Cooper & Liberal Groups Lose Legal Challenges to Constitutional Amendments”
Speaker urges Governor to drop litigation after court rejects his attempt to block referendums
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) released a statement Friday following a three-judge panel’s unanimous decision to deny Governor Roy Cooper’s request to block ballot referendums from reaching voters: Continue reading “N.C. Constitutional Amendments Unanimously Approved by State Court”
Raleigh, N.C. – The editorial board at the Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece on Friday decrying an activist federal court’s attempt to “enshrine a Democratic Congressional majority” by using “partisan judges to make political decisions instead of lawmakers elected by ‘the People’” of North Carolina. Continue reading ““Liberal judges hijack redistricting to abet a Democratic House,” writes WSJ Board”
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham), House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland), and 101 other legislators today sent a letter in support of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading “Over 100 N.C. Legislators Support Judge Kavanaugh Confirmation”
During hearing, Commission takes stock of projects with limited available information
Next step: subcommittees with subpoena power, authority to enlist investigators
Raleigh, N.C. – The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations today held a hearing on the flailing Hurricane Matthew aid distribution and questionable Atlantic Coast Pipeline permitting transactions. The oversight activity follows months of inquiries on the topics by legislators and the press, most of which Governor Cooper ignored. Continue reading “N.C. Commission on Governmental Operations Authorizes Subcommittees on Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Hurricane Matthew”
Raleigh, NC: Today, N.C. House Elections and Ethics Law Committee Chairman Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett) and Senate Elections Committee Chairman Ralph Hise released a statement responding to the latest lawsuit filed by Gov. Roy Cooper to remove two constitutional amendment proposals from the ballot this fall, in his ongoing attempt to deprive North Carolinians of their right to vote on these amendments. Continue reading “N.C. House and Senate Elections Chairs Respond to Governor Cooper’s Latest Attempt to Take Away North Carolinians’ Right to Vote”
In unprecedented decision, 4th Circuit Court forecasts canceling North Carolina’s Congressional elections and invalidating primary results
Without a stay from the Supreme Court, NC’s electoral system will be thrown into chaos, causing massive voter confusion and no representation from NC at the start of Congressional session
Raleigh, NC – Hours after the North Carolina General Assembly adjourned until November, Obama-appointee Judge Jim Wynn released a 2-1 opinion invalidating North Carolina’s Congressional maps. Continue reading “Activist Court Forecasts Canceling November N.C. Congressional Elections”
Raleigh, NC – State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) recently approved the House Select Committee on School Safety to continue their work throughout the remainder of the year in various locations across North Carolina. Continue reading “N.C. School Safety Committee Meets Thursday in Charlotte”
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina House of Representatives approved two new constitutional amendments on Friday that provide voters a choice whether to form a Nonpartisan Judicial Selection Commission to fill state court vacancies and a Bipartisan Board of Ethics and Elections Enforcement to oversee campaign finance and lobbying law. Continue reading “N.C. House Approves New Ballot Referendums Proposing Bipartisan Oversight of Elections and Judicial Appointments”
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) announced he is calling the state House of Representatives into special session this week to comply with a three-judge panel’s ruling by writing two new proposed state constitutional amendments that voters will consider in November. Continue reading “Speaker Announces Special Session to Write New Ballot Referendums in Compliance With Court Ruling”