{"id":2292134,"date":"2024-07-10T17:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-election-board-delays-approval-for-rfk-jr-s-party-but-greenlights-another-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T17:20:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:20:59","slug":"north-carolina-election-board-delays-approval-for-rfk-jr-s-party-but-greenlights-another-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-election-board-delays-approval-for-rfk-jr-s-party-but-greenlights-another-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina election board delays approval for RFK Jr.\u2019s party but greenlights another &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-carolina-election-board-delays-approval-for-rfk-jr-s-party-but-greenlights-another-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292134&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The North Carolina Board \u2064of \u2063Elections has \u2062delayed the approval of ballot access for\u2062 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s We the People\u2062 Party and Cornel\u2064 West&#8217;s Justice for All Party. While the Constitution Party was\u2064 approved, the approval\u2062 for \u2064the other two \u200dparties was postponed indefinitely. The \u200cdecision has sparked controversy and backlash, with\u200b Republicans accusing Democrats \u2064of political interference. The board is currently under federal investigation \u2063for potentially influencing the 2024 \u2063presidential election. All board\u200d members \u200dmaintain they\u2062 had no conflicts of\u2064 interest, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sad-joke-border-patrol-union-slams-biden-admin-for-tipping-off-illegals-to-enforcement-operation\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Union criticizes Biden Admin for alerting illegal immigrants about enforcement operation.\">situation remains contentious<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Carolina election board delays approval for RFK Jr.\u2019s party but greenlights another<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/avilches\/\">Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T16:40:01-04:00\">July 10, 2024 4:40 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1694333\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a> Board of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elections<\/a> decided to further postpone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voting<\/a> on approving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ballot<\/a> access for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>\u2019s We the People Party and Cornel West\u2019s Justice for All Party.<\/p>\n<p>Having met the signature threshold as mandated by the state, the board approved the Constitution Party, with Randall Terry as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/presidential-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presidential nominee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the first two parties lean closer to the left and could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-secures-signatures-in-new-hampshire-to-appear-on-states-2024-ballot\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. collects signatures in NH for 2024 ballot\">potentially draw votes<\/a> away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a>, Terry\u2019s party emphasizes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conservative<\/a> values.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, with Democrats opposing the decision and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> in favor of it, the board voted 3-2 along party lines to deny access for all three parties.<\/p>\n<p>This time, they approved the Constitution Party but delayed voting on the other two parties indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>By a unanimous vote, Terry\u2019s party has until July 23 to submit all candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nominations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>nominations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The board is currently under federal investigation by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-judiciary-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Judiciary Committee<\/a>, led by Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-jordan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH).<\/p>\n<p>The investigation launched a week ago follows a state board\u2019s previous improper denial of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/green-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Green Party<\/a> access to the 2022 ballot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Committee on House Administration and the Committee on the Judiciary are concerned that the NCSBE\u2019s decision was politically motivated and may have been done to influence the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 presidential election<\/a> by limiting the candidates for which voters may cast their ballots,\u201d Jordan and Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI), chairman of the House Administration Committee, wrote in a letter to the board.<\/p>\n<p>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lyndon-b-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lyndon B. Johnson<\/a>\u2019s 1964 triumph, Democratic presidential candidates have only won the state twice in the last 14 cycles: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jimmy Carter<\/a> in 1976 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a> in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>All board members maintained they had no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conflicts-of-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conflicts of interest<\/a> or personal motivations when voting on the party registrations.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Chairman Alan Hirsch said he wants to allow the staff to complete their investigations into the signatures submitted by the other two parties.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Republican board member Stacy Eggers said they should avoid a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fishing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fishing<\/a> expedition\u201d to find invalid signatures, given that both parties had surpassed the required signature threshold.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice for All Party of North Carolina also called the board\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/subpoena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>subpoenas<\/a> \u201cillegal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is political persecution orchestrated by Marc Elias and the NC Democrats,\u201d the party <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jfa_nc\/status\/1810736175289717083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our Chair&#8217;s defiant response to the illegal subpoena issued by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. This is political persecution orchestrated by Marc Elias and the NC Democrats. Regardless of your party affiliation, should be rebuked entirely <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DethroneTheDuopoly?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DethroneTheDuopoly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ncpol?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ncpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FrzWLbkmJn\">pic.twitter.com\/FrzWLbkmJn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justice for All Party of North Carolina (@jfa_nc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jfa_nc\/status\/1810736175289717083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The decision also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-hawley-lee-team-up-on-bill-to-strip-mlb-of-monopoly-protections-over-georgia-boycott\/\" title=\"Cruz, Hawley, Lee Team Up On Bill To Strip MLB Of Monopoly Protections Over Georgia Boycott\">sparked widespread backlash<\/a> among Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite Democrats having to pay legal fees for frivolous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election-interference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interference<\/a> with the Green Party\u2019s ballot access in 2022, Democrats appear to be using their control of the State Elections Board to run the same playbook against the parties supporting Cornell West and RFK Jr.,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/danbishopnc\/status\/1810493151964025313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddf51\/Despite Democrats having to pay legal fees for frivolous interference with the Green Party&#8217;s ballot access in 2022, Democrats appear to be using their control of the State Elections Board to run the same playbook against the parties supporting Cornell West and RFK Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ncpol?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ncpol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Bishop (@danbishopnc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danbishopnc\/status\/1810493151964025313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In addition, the North Carolina <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GOP<\/a> released a statement in favor of the parties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis board is yet again engaging in blatant partisanship, this time clearly aimed at preserving the political prospects of Democrats, specifically President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> in this state\u2019s General Election,\u201d said Chairman Jason Simmons in a letter to the board.<\/p>\n<p>No date has been set for the next meeting.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1694333\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1694333\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Carolina Board of Elections has postponed voting on approving ballot access for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s We the People Party and Cornel West\u2019s Justice for All Party, but has approved the Constitution Party led by Randall Terry. The decision has sparked controversy and backlash from both Democrats and Republicans, with accusations of political motivations and partisanship. The board is currently under federal investigation for potentially influencing the 2024 presidential election by limiting the candidates on the ballot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3166,"featured_media":2292135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rfk-jr-911-sides.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34493,32258,4787,32458],"class_list":["post-2292134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-board","tag-north-carolina","tag-party","tag-rfk-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rfk-jr-911-sides.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}