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As Trump nominee battles brew, NC Senate cleared of raucous onlookers

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North Carolina Republicans are trying to override Gov. Roy Cooper ’s disapproval of a bill that would move gubernatorial authority over the NC Board of Elections to the State Auditor's office.

The Senate overrode the veto but not without an uproar that led to the gallery being cleared.

The House is poised to attempt its complementary override, but the GOP 's plans have hit a snag there.

Before he vetoed the bill, Cooper called it a "massive power grab".

Three Republicans from the Helene-ravaged western part of the state voted against the bill.

Rep. Mark Pless of Canton said it had nothing "that was going to send money to the many needs in Western NC it was simply moving money from one account to another" Rep. Pless , however, said the election board appointments portion appears "allowable by the legislature".