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turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 10:45 AM Feb 2019

N. Carolina elections board weighs re-doing marred election

Source: Associated Press

By EMERY P. DALESIO 2 hours ago

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The country’s last undecided congressional election was marred by falsified signatures, disappearing documents and blank ballots that were filled in by people hired by the Republican candidate, North Carolina elections officials said.

The state elections board could decide as early as Tuesday whether possibly criminal ballot fraud was unfortunate but tolerable, or whether to order a new election in the 9th congressional district.

A political operative hired by Republican Mark Harris led “a coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme” in last year’s general election in rural Bladen and Robeson counties, which are part of the congressional district, state elections director Kim Strach said Monday.

The operative, Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr., was called to testify Monday, but his attorney refused to put him on the stand without legal protection against prosecution for events he described. The board refused.


Read more: https://apnews.com/b22d63b4215d4816a264ff93d011e163



LOCK THEM UP............................
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NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)
1. what a novel thought! just like Brexit should do (and we should do)
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 10:46 AM
Feb 2019

when we start letting "bad" elections stand, we are on a slippery slope downward.

so, so embarrassed for my state...

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
5. What is remarkable is that every time I see the images of the invasion of Normandy
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 10:59 AM
Feb 2019

and those two / three men coming ashore and one getting shot and crumbling on that beach and dying and the other one grasping his stomach and struggling to get back up, the Marches for racial equality in the south and men and woman dying today, that people would sit in a house and get ten dollars for every illegal vote they cast, that wasn't theirs............................and not even be thinking about Normandy, Marches, or even today................., they had and have no principles............LOCK THEM UP, every last one of them ......................they knew it was wrong....................

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
2. If they don't have a new election, it sends a message to Harris' team that you can do this
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 10:51 AM
Feb 2019

And there will be no repercussions.

onetexan

(13,038 posts)
12. yep, Dear Speaker has already said Dems will not seat the cheatin' Harris
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 12:07 PM
Feb 2019

i wish there's an icon of Nancy's gavel

 

DirtEdonE

(1,220 posts)
3. In my perfect world when you cheat you LOSE!
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 10:53 AM
Feb 2019

I love how the pubicans accuse us of cheating when it's always THEM.

bluestarone

(16,926 posts)
6. What is there to WEIGH???
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 11:03 AM
Feb 2019

How much fucking PROOF does a person need??? NEW ELECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Swallowtail

(16 posts)
11. Why hasn't legal action been taken against Harris for this?
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 11:57 AM
Feb 2019

Why hasn't legal action been taken against Harris for this? Meddling in an election is a felony, I believe.

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