North Carolina’s Republican state auditor has made appointments to a new State Board of Elections because an appeals court said a law can still be enforced while it is challenged by Democratic Gov.

A law giving a Republican official power to appoint the North Carolina elections board could impact a Democratic judge's victory. Legal battles continue on both fronts.

The state will have the only auditor in the country to have power over a board of elections. It could have significant effects on a legal battle over an uncertified race.