On July 8, 2024, North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Jason Simmons sent a letter to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) concerning their hyper partisan actions in the certification process for three new political parties.

Below are comments in part from Chairman Simmons. 

This board is yet again engaging in blatant partisanship, this time clearly aimed at preserving the political prospects of Democrats, specifically President Joe Biden in this state’s General Election.

The NCSBE has repeatedly made official actions that plainly benefit Democrats at the expense of the rest of the state's voters.  

It is apparent this board has not learned lessons from 2022, when national and state Democrats sought to keep the Green Party off the ballot over fear their presence would harm their candidate in the U.S. Senate contest.

There, the Democrat-run State Board decided to investigate the petition signatures further, well past the statutory deadline of July 1. Ultimately, Judge Dever in the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled that the Green Party had met the statutorily required signature threshold to become a new party and ordered the State Board to recognize them and place their candidates on the ballot.  

This board is quickly following that same path. It will end with similar results.

State statutes are clear: Upon meeting the required number of verified voter signatures, this board is to certify their application... all three parties have clearly met the statutorily required signature threshold to be recognized under N.C.G.S. § 163-96. 

The NCSBE used objections filed by Democrats as their "evidence" to deny certifications. 

In sum, this board has not acted in a fair or transparent manner and to the contrary, is suffocating the rights and wishes of our state’s voters. The fact that your previous actions are under investigation from both State and Federal lawmakers should be of great concern that your actions have been at best unethical and at worst unlawful.

Chairman Simmons calls on the NCSBE to certify all three parties at its July 9 meeting and let the voters of the state have the final say.

See a copy Simmons' letter here.