Will the 'No Labels' party make an appearance on the ballot in North Carolina?

Attached is an article for the July 12, 2023 Edition of The Dispatchist:

Former governor leads 'No Labels' push to get a new party on NC ballots

A new political party is close to getting on the ballot in North Carolina, but not without facing some hurdles at the State Board of Elections.

The new party’s leaders include Ben Chavis — a Democrat and civil rights leader who’s from North Carolina — and former Republican Gov. In fact, I think most people in America, and most people in North Carolina, look at each issue on its own. North Carolina requires new political parties to get nearly 14,000 voters to sign a petition.

"We're gonna get on the ballot in North Carolina, we've met the requirements, and we're not going to put up with this delay much longer," he said. "North Carolina is sort of a notoriously difficult state for ballot access," said Cooper, the director of the Public policy Institute at Western Carolina University.

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