Statement Calling for Greg Seabolt's Censure for Party Disloyalty

The North Carolina Republican Party’s Plan of Organization exists to provide clarity, consistency, and fairness in how the party governs itself. Its rules are not instruments for resolving policy disagreements, personal conflicts, or differences in governing philosophy. They are standards of conduct that apply only in specific and limited circumstances.

One of those circumstances involves party loyalty in elections.

The Plan of Organization provides that when a registered Republican publicly attempts to influence or influences the outcome of an election against a Republican candidate, that conduct may warrant review and discipline.1 This provision is intentionally narrow. It does not address ideology, legislative positions, or bipartisan cooperation in office. It addresses election conduct.

In this instance, Greg Seabolt, a registered Republican and elected official, publicly endorsed and promoted a candidate of another party in an active election against Republican candidates. That endorsement was made openly and reaffirmed publicly. This conduct is not a policy position or a matter of governance. It is an electoral action that falls within the scope of conduct addressed by the party’s rules.

Party discipline should be rare and restrained. At the same time, party rules retain meaning only when they are applied consistently, narrowly, and according to their plain language. Upholding that principle protects both party integrity and party unity.