The Latest: Governor says 2 nominees don't comply with law

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a North Carolina congressional election last November in which a winner has yet to be finalized (all times local):

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's office says two of the four Republican nominees for a reconstituted state elections board expected to soon examine the unresolved 9th Congressional District race don't appear to qualify for the panel.

A Cooper attorney wrote Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes on Friday to say a former state senator and a conservative activist don't seem to meet new requirements for the five-member board that will be created Jan. 31.

The law now prevents some associated with "electioneering" in the past four years from serving. Ex-Sen.