RALEIGH, N.C. – The State Supreme Court has handed down a ruling Tuesday denying Gov. Roy Cooper’s office a temporary restraining order against two of the proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on this fall’s ballot.
- The State Supreme Court denied Gov. Cooper's request for a temporary restraining order on two proposed amendments for the fall ballots.
- The amendments will appear on the ballot.
- The merits of the case could still be heard by a lower court later.
This was the latest effort by the governor to stop the questions from going on the ballot, saying they were written in a biased and deceptive manner.
The merits of the case could still be heard by a lower court at a future time.
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