The North Carolina Senate voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation that restores partisan elections for local judicial races. The House of Representatives voted to override the governor’s veto earlier this week, so the bill is now law.

 

The law fully reinstates the system that was in place for decades prior to the late 1990s and early 2000s. 

 

“For years, Gov. Cooper and his allies have stoked fears of voter disenfranchisement – yet when he had the opportunity to actually increase voter involvement, he rejected a measure that the data suggests would do just that,” said Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham.) “I’m pleased the General Assembly corrected the governor’s misstep and this bill is now law.”