RALEIGH -- The Senate has overridden Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the Electoral Freedom Act of 2017.

The bill calls for no judicial primaries to take place in 2018, while lowering the number of signatures that third party or unaffiliated candidates need to sign up.

It was a 26-15 vote in favor of overriding the governor’s veto, and it was a fairly quick decision for most in the Senate.

The Electoral Freedom Act focuses on broadening ballot access including lowering the number of signatures third party or unaffiliated candidates need to sign up.

The controversial part of the bill is on the call for no judicial primaries to take place in 2018 — getting rid of them and only holding one race next year.

Democrats are concerned that the elimination of the judicial primary may be part of a larger plan to end judicial elections altogether and rather have a legislative appointive process.

Now that the Senate has passed the bill, it will be sent to the House. They could vote on it as early as Tuesday.