The laws themselves, with text, are on What the Law Lets the County Do. These are the people behind them.
| Role | Why they’re here | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Stein | Governor | Vetoed HB 318 and SB 153 as unconstitutional; overridden; signed the budget that made highway plate readers permanent |
| Jeff Jackson | Attorney General | No position found on plate readers or data sharing; the misuse cases were the SBI’s |
| Chip Hawley | SBI Director | Runs the program aiming at “all entrances and exits to North Carolina” |
| Chuck Edwards | U.S. Representative, NC-11 (through Jan 2027) | The $1.14M RTIC earmark; withdrew from the ballot in August |
| Jennifer Balkcom · Jamie Ager | NC-11 candidates | Neither has a surveillance record |
| Thom Tillis | U.S. Senator, retiring | The “sanctuary” fight with Sheriff Miller |
| Ted Budd | U.S. Senator | Anti-sanctuary legislation; nothing on the cameras |
WNC Legislators: every WNC senator and representative’s roll call on HB 10, HB 318, SB 153, and the budget that made highway plate readers permanent, with links to the transcripts, and who is on the November ballot (Moffitt and Corbin co-sponsored SB 153; Clampitt died in March; Pless lost his primary; Balkcom’s House seat is open).
Related: What the Law Lets the County Do · WNC and NC