NCGA’s Electoral “Reforms” Cheat Independent Voters

Statement: NCGA’s Electoral “Reforms” Cheat Independent Voters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 26, 2024 (RALEIGH) – The Libertarian Party of North Carolina (LPNC) Chair Ryan Brown today criticized changes to election law included a bill passed by the NC General Assembly last week as “blatantly unfair” to independent voters.

“There are more independent voters in North Carolina than registered Democrats or Republicans,” stated Brown. “But it is still impossible to appoint an independent voter to the Board of Elections.”

The NC Board of Elections (NCSBE) makes important decisions, including determining which political parties are officially recognized to nominate candidates for office, selecting which voting machines can be used in NC, collecting and reviewing campaign finance reports, specifying what types of photo IDs can be used to vote, resolving voting and candidate eligibility issues, and certifying elections.

“Denying 38 percent of the electorate any say in these important electoral decisions is blatantly unfair,” Brown continued. “The NCGA took up consideration of this law last week, but instead of fixing the problem, all they did was transfer the power to cheat independent voters from the governor to the state auditor.”