RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Three people nominated by a new official North Carolina political party to run in November won’t be on ballots because of a law finalized this week.
The state elections board wrote three of the 10 announced Constitution Party candidates Thursday telling them they’re disqualified because of what’s known as a “sore loser” provision.
The legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that says a new party can’t pick a candidate for an office if the person lost in another party’s primary race for the same office. Primary losers already can’t run later as unaffiliated or write-in candidates.
The barred Constitution Party candidates wanted to run for the state House and for two county commissions.
A Constitution Party official has warned the provision would be challenged in court.
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