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Iredell‑Statesville board deadlocks again; GOP pick for District 2 left unseated after 3–3 tie
Summary
After accepting Kevin Angel’s resignation, the board split 3–3 on whether to seat the Iredell County GOP pick, Matthew Youngblood, leaving District 2 without a representative and prompting sustained public outcry. Legal counsel and GOP leaders disagreed over whether the board had discretion to refuse the recommendation under N.C. law.
The Iredell‑Statesville Schools Board of Education voted 3–3 on March 16 on whether to seat Matthew Youngblood as the District 2 member recommended by the county Republican executive committee, leaving the seat vacant after the board accepted Kevin Angel’s resignation earlier in the meeting.
Chair Dr. Knight opened the discussion by reading the statute the GOP cited — N.C. Gen. Stat. 115C‑37.1 — and put the committee’s recommendation before the board. Members sharply divided over whether the county committee’s selection process…
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