North Carolina State Auditor
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The North Carolina State Auditor is a statewide elected office in the U.S.
state of North Carolina
. The State Auditor is responsible for overseeing and reviewing the financial accounts of all state government agencies. The position is currently held by Beth Wood
.
Although the position of state auditor dates back at least to 1862, the Office of the State Auditor was created by the North Carolina Constitution
of 1868, by which it became an elected office. Prior to 1862, the North Carolina General Assembly
appointed state comptrollers and boards of auditors in various parts of the state. http://www.ncauditor.net/webproject/default.asp?history
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
state of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. The State Auditor is responsible for overseeing and reviewing the financial accounts of all state government agencies. The position is currently held by Beth Wood
Beth Wood
Beth Wood is the North Carolina State Auditor since January 10, 2009. She defeated incumbent Republican State Auditor Les Merritt in the 2008 election. She is North Carolina's first female state auditor....
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Although the position of state auditor dates back at least to 1862, the Office of the State Auditor was created by the North Carolina Constitution
North Carolina Constitution
The Constitution of the State of North Carolina governs the structure and function of the state government of North Carolina, United States; it is the highest legal document for the state and subjugates North Carolina law...
of 1868, by which it became an elected office. Prior to 1862, the North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
appointed state comptrollers and boards of auditors in various parts of the state. http://www.ncauditor.net/webproject/default.asp?history
Auditors of Public Accounts
- Samuel F. PhillipsSamuel F. PhillipsSamuel Field Phillips was a civil rights pioneer, lawyer, politician, and U.S. Solicitor General . He took part in the landmark civil rights case, Plessy v. Ferguson.- Early life :...
, 1862-1864 - Richard H. Battle, 1864-1865
State Auditors
- Henderson Adams, 1868-1873
- John Reilly, 1873-1877
- Samuel L. Love, 1877-1881
- William Paul RobertsWilliam Paul RobertsWilliam Paul Roberts was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was the youngest Confederate general officer to serve in the War.-Early life:...
, 1881-1889 - George W. Sandlin, 1889-1983
- Robert M. Furman, 1893-1897
- Hal W. Ayer, 1897-1901
- Benjamin F. Dixon, 1901-1910
- Benjamin F. Dixon, Jr., 1910-1911
- William P. Wood, 1911-1921
- Baxter Durham, 1921-1937
- George Ross Pou, 1937-1947
- Henry L. Bridges, 1947-1981
- Edward Renfrow, 1981-1993
- Ralph Campbell, Jr., 1993-2005
- Leslie Merritt, 2005-2009
- Beth WoodBeth WoodBeth Wood is the North Carolina State Auditor since January 10, 2009. She defeated incumbent Republican State Auditor Les Merritt in the 2008 election. She is North Carolina's first female state auditor....
, 2009-present