The 2020 elections will decide the makeup of NC's top courts. Here's what's at stake.
Eight statewide races could change the makeup of North Carolina’s two highest courts and affect voting rights, education and how government agencies enforce regulations.
Three North Carolina Supreme Court seats and five Court of Appeals seats are up for grabs on Nov. 3, and the outcomes could be far-reaching for voters, families and businesses.
“What’s at stake are the laws that are going to govern North Carolinians for at least the next four years,” said Jon Guze, director of legal studies at the Raleigh-based conservative think tank the John Locke Foundation.
Cases expected to come before the Supreme Court include a challenge to the program that seeks to expand school choice through private school vouchers; voter redistricting; and death penalty litigation.
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