The North Carolina legislature has overridden Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes on Republican bills altering early in-person voting and restricting litigation by neighbors of large livestock operations who have complained about odors.

The House completed the overrides Wednesday following similar Senate votes Tuesday. The two bills are now state law.

The early-voting measure adjusts the current 17-day period by eliminating the final Saturday before an election and moving up the start by one day. All early voting sites also would be open 12 hours a day on weekdays.

A wide-ranging farm bill contains language sought by pork producers after the first of nearly two dozen nuisance lawsuits resulted in a multi-million dollar verdict.

The House also voted Wednesday to override three other vetoes. The Senate still must act on those.

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