Is late party switching allowed for NC candidates? Wilson case tests state law
For roughly five hours on Dec. 1, Bobby Knight, a candidate for sheriff in Wilson County, was a Democrat.
Prior to that, he had been a registered Republican for over a decade, but his brief switchover — which he said was caused by an accidental swipe on the DMV’s website — put him at odds with a state law that prohibits candidates from changing parties right before an election.
Nevertheless, on Tuesday, the State Board of Elections voted to allow Knight to remain on the ballot — overruling a bipartisan decision from the Wilson County Board of Elections, which had ruled against Knight’s candidacy.
The state’s decision came in a 3-2 vote, with the board’s Republican majority prevailing.
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