Jane C. Timm is a senior reporter for NBC News.
North Carolina Republican lawmakers voted to override a gubernatorial veto of a bill that strips the state's incoming Democratic officials of key powers. The GOP-led state House of Representatives on Wednesday voted along party lines to override outgoing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of legislation that is ostensibly geared towards hurricane relief, but also weakens the authority of statewide offices Democrats won in last month's election, including governor and attorney general.
Three state House Republicans from western North Carolina who voted against the bill originally supported the veto override on Wednesday, giving the party the three-fifths support in the chamber necessary to overrule Cooper. One of those Republicans, state Rep. Mark Pless, said in an interview before Wednesday's vote that he was disappointed the bill didn’t contain enough funding to help his constituents rebuild their communities after Hurricane Helene.
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