Voting Rights
Republicans want NC absentee ballots returned in the wrong envelopes to be rejected –Lynn Bonner, NC Newsline
Third-party candidate Cornel West joins voter group's lawsuit over NC ballot access West's Justice For All Party says the North Carolina Board of Elections' Democratic members were motivated by politics when they voted to deny ballot access to the party. The board's chair says officials questioned the legitimacy of signatures on the party's petition. –WRAL news staff and wire services
Governance
NC House overrides three gubernatorial vetoes; Senate prospects unclear –Christine Zhu, NC Newsline
NC House overrides vetoes on landlord, recreational vehicle and digital currency billsThe votes during a rare mid-summer session illustrate how the chamber's GOP supermajority can advance its agenda over the objections of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The measures now go to the Senate, which wasn't in session Wednesday. –WRAL staff
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