PRESS RELEASE/STATEMENT
from the Buncombe County Republican Party
Asheville, NC– It has come to the attention of the Buncombe County Republican Party that a group of Buncombe County Commissioners has conducted both a meeting and a vote via email messages to approve an extension of hours of operation of the Buncombe County Register of Deeds Office today and perhaps this weekend to attempt to circumvent the challenges being filed by the NCGOP. It is our understanding that North Carolina law clearly requires any such vote and/or meeting to be conducted in public and with proper notice. Upon information and belief, no such notice was given and the email meeting itself was organized and requested by Register of Deeds Drew Resinger in an attempt to allow for the filing of marriage license for same sex couples.
The BCGOP has requested that the District Attorneys office investigate this issue fully and enforce all applicable laws on this matter. Further, the extension of the office hours in question represents an additional expenditure of county funds outside of the currently approved budget ordinance and may represent a misappropriation of government resources.
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