The Republican-led North Carolina House of Representatives overrode Gov. Roy Cooper‘s (D-NC) veto of legislation designed to take away powers from several elected offices Democrats won last month. The legislation includes a transfer of $227 million in funds from the state’s savings to a fund for Hurricane Helene relief to help the western part of

North Carolina Republican lawmakers voted to override a gubernatorial veto of a bill that strips the state's incoming Democratic officials of key powers.

A bill that strips power from North Carolina’s Democratic governor became law on Wednesday after state Republicans voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) veto in a 72-46 supermajority vote in the House along party lines.

After trailing by more than 10,000 votes on election night, Democratic North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs pulled off an unexpected victory by 734 votes after absentee and provisional ballots were counted and the results were affirmed by two recounts,

North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton said she’s “absolutely” concerned that the state Supreme Court could overturn the results of a race for a seat on the court that has now gone to two recounts.

After struggling at the ballot box, North Carolina Republicans could've honored the will of the state's voters. They instead launched a brazen power grab.

In one of North Carolina Republicans' final acts with unchecked power in the state legislature, GOP lawmakers ushered into law Wednesday legislation that strips power from the governor, attorney general and state superintendent — all offices that will be held by Democrats come January.