The North Carolina State Board of Elections ousted Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell after clinching a GOP majority for the first time in about 10 years. Brinson Bell, who had served in the position since 2019,

The North Carolina elections board ousted its widely respected executive director Wednesday in a partisan move that will put Republicans in control of election operations in the political swing state,

New members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections were sworn in, with Francis X. De Luca elected chairman and Stacy "Four" Eggers IV secretary. Sam Hayes was appointed executive director.