Blankenship v. Bartlett

WYNN, Judge.

In Stephenson v. Bartlett, our Supreme Court held that the North Carolina Constitution guarantees that "the right to vote on equal terms is a fundamental right" in the context of representative positions.1 Here, Plaintiffs contend that the holding in Stephenson extends beyond representative positions to include the election of judges. Because the principle of "one person, one vote" is constitutionally required only in the context of elections for representative positions,2 we conclude that the rule does not apply to the election of judges, who "do not represent people, they serve…