Richard Moore opposed a line-item veto for the president.
During his 1994 run for Congress, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate told Project Vote Smart he opposed a federal line-item veto that would allow the president to strike specific items from the budget.
(Congress granted the power in 1996, but it was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.)
Earlier today, Moore called for a state line-item veto for the governor.
In a press release this afternoon, the campaign of his Democratic rival, Beverly Perdue, said Moore had "flip-flopped" on the issue.
Moore's campaign said his current position came from his time as treasurer.
"Over my ten years of executive branch experience, I've come to the view that the line-item veto will give the governor more accountability in the budget process," Moore said in a statement.
