NORTH CAROLINA -- State lawmakers have successfully overridden two more of Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes, marking the last actions of the Republican supermajority in the general assembly.
- One was aimed at reconstituting the State Board of Elections and Ethics.
- The other bill is a technical corrections bill. It is a mishmash of several laws that needed tweaking and some new provisions all together.
- Both of the bills are now law, not withstanding the governor's vetoes.
Two bills were on the table, one aimed at reconstituting the State Board of Elections and Ethics.
The governor vetoed it saying, "This bill makes it harder to root out corruption in elections and campaign finance."
The bill got bipartisan support when it originally passed, but it was a much closer vote for the veto override with ongoing election issues from this year's 9th congressional race.
"I would think with this being the end of this session, or at least we hope this is the end of this session, that the last bill we are sending out, in light of what is going on in district 9 that we do something that provides more protection in these investigations," said Rep. Robert Reives, (D) Chatham County.
"So this is giving a little time to give everything a fair treatment. This is not about covering up something. This is about making sure there is a fair opportunity to hear both sides," said Rep. Sarah Stevens, (R) Speaker Pro-tem.
The other bill is a technical corrections bill. It is a mishmash of several laws that needed tweaking and some new provisions all together.
Both of the bills are now law, not withstanding the governor's vetoes.