" #NorthCarolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s office ... needed approval from the other elected officials... to exercise certain authorities under the N.C. Emergency Management Act...
before #Helene ravaged the western part of the state — most of the council had responded with supporting votes. But come 9am the next morning, one member had yet to cast a vote: Lt. Gov. #MarkRobinson, the #Republican nominee for #governor."
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NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson didn't vote on state's Helene emergency declaration, records show
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who has called on Gov. Roy Cooper to deploy more resources to help people in western North Carolina, was the only Council of State member to not vote on Cooper's request to declare a state of emergency, records …Paul Specht (WRAL)
