North Carolina Democrats bitter over a recent party switch that handed Republicans supermajority control of the state legislature want to force future legislators who decide to join a separate party to face voters in a special election.
Sens. Natasha Marcus (D), Michael Garrett (D) and Sydney Batch (D) on Tuesday filed legislation that would require sitting state legislators to face a special election within 90 days after realigning with a new party. The bill would also allow donors to the party switcher’s campaign to request contribution refunds within 30 days.
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