FILE - The Wake County Courthouse is shown in Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 12, 2020. North Carolina Democrats, accused by the Green Party of meddling in its petitioning process to qualify candidates for the November ballot, filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, asking a state court to overturn a unanimous elections board vote granting the Green Party official recognition despite allegations of fraud. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)