NC Board Members Petition to Fire Longtime Elections Director

0:00Three Republican members on the Cumberland County Board of Elections just petitioned the state to fire their longtime director Angie Amaro. That's Chair Linda DeVore, Secretary Brenda Eldridge, and Ryan Johnson, all sending the request straight to North Carolina State Board Director Sam. Hayes earlier this month. Democrats on the board Irene Grimes and Derek Edmonds say they had no clue until it was already filed, even after closed sessions on March 13th and April 1st. This comes after Republicans took control last year through a new law shifting appointments from the governor to the state auditor, flipping the script on county boards. Grimes called the move underhanded and dirty, stressing Amaro's 25 years of service, rising from the bottom to director in 2022. She says Amaro is crushing it, just five years from retirement and doesn't deserve this heat. Meanwhile, similar dramas brewing elsewhere, Anson County wants their director gone, new hand over suspended theirs. Plus, complaints hit Eldridge over a $25,000 anonymous donation to cover Michael Flynn's

1:04speaking fee, which the states, investigating while one against the war got dismissed last week. State law gives Amaro 15 days to respond, then Hayes, 20 more to decide, possibly kicking into a hearing. Eyes are on how this shakes out in the shifting elections landscape. Global news, powered by AI. This is Durham News Today.