North Carolina’s political landscape is once again heating up as Governor Roy Cooper and Governor-elect Josh Stein have initiated legal action against Republican legislators over recent modifications to the State Board of Elections appointments process-a move they consider unconstitutional. The complaint, centered on Senate Bill 382 which the Republican-majority passed in December, directly challenges the transfer of power it grants to the incoming Republican State Auditor for appointing members to the State Board of Elections as well as the heads of each county’s electoral board.