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There's a green button and a red button. They should know which one to push.

Thom Tillis, state House Speaker in North Carolina, where state Rep. Becky Carney mistakenly pushed the wrong button when voting to legalize fracking. Her request to change her vote was denied because lawmakers can only do so if it won't change the outcome. Hydraulic fracturing is now allowed in the state.

Thom Tillis, state House Speaker in North Carolina, where state Rep. Becky Carney mistakenly pushed the wrong button when voting to legalize fracking. Her request to change her vote was denied because lawmakers can only do so if it won't change the outcome. Hydraulic fracturing is now allowed in the state.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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