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Senate Overrides Veto of Election Bill; House Vote Set For Today

North Carolina General Assembly

Legislation making it easier for third-party and unaffiliated candidates to get on North Carolina ballots but also reworking judicial elections for 2018 could soon become law despite Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's objections.

The Senate voted on Monday evening to override Cooper's veto of the bill approved two weeks ago. The House is scheduled to meet today to consider an override of the bill. 

Cooper vetoed the bill because he was unhappy with a portion that would cancel primary elections for local and statewide court seats next year and delay candidate filing for those jobs until June.

Republicans controlling both chambers say the judicial changes would give them more time to consider redrawing judicial election boundaries and possibly a constitutional amendment altering how judges are chosen. Cooper says it's just another GOP power grab.

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