New election ordered in North Carolina district amid election fraud probe
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RALEIGH, North Carolina — The North Carolina Board of Election on Thursday ordered a new election in the 9th Congressional District after allegations of illegal activity in the handling
of mail-in ballots.
The five-member board's unanimous action came after several days of hearings into Republican ballot-collecting practices last November and after the GOP candidate, Mark Harris, for
the first time said there should be a new election because the public had lost confidence in the results. Harris had narrowly topped Democrat Dan McCready, according to unofficial
results.
State investigators described the matter as a "coordinated, unlawful" mail-in ballot "scheme" in Bladen County run by operative McCrea Dowless that included the collection of
absentee ballots, which is illegal in North Carolina.
Harris, who was the narrow victor in unofficial results, testified Thursday that Dowless had repeatedly assured him that he would not be doing anything against the law in his absentee
ballot operation. However, Harris' son, John Harris, testified Wednesday before the Board of Elections, saying that he had warned his father about the illegal tactics of Dowless, casting
doubt on Mark Harris' insistence that he had no knowledge of fraudulent election activity.
The five-member board's unanimous action
Two Republicans, two Democrats, and an Independent all agree that the 9th District election was fraudulent. With the Republican candidate being favoured because of said fraud.
Harris, who was the narrow victor in unofficial results, testified Thursday that Dowless had repeatedly assured him that he would not be doing anything against the law in his absentee
ballot operation. However, Harris' son, John Harris, testified Wednesday before the Board of Elections, saying that he had warned his father about the illegal tactics of Dowless, casting
doubt on Mark Harris' insistence that he had no knowledge of fraudulent election activity.
And a Republican candidate whose son explicitly warned him ahead of time that Dowless was a scummy creep who engaged in fraudulent ballot behaviour.
Where are all the right-wingers who care about election fraud? Where could they have gone to? I can't hear anything from them.
this clown is still going to prison, right? right??
They only care about election fraud insofar as it lets them disenfranchise minorities.
Nah. GOP logic dictates he should be put on the election board in order to combat future voter fraud.
Does this mean we need to re-run the 2018 coin contest
Shame I moved out of the 9th district. Hopefully the remaining voters make the right call, Harris is a piece of shit.
oh how fortunate the gop legislature rammed through a bill allowing them to remove him from the ticket, so convieniant
They have to cheat to win since they fail at democracy. GOP guys probably winning from lower turnout.
from what I've read the democrat has basically kept his campaign infrastructure running since early december whereas any republican would be starting from scratch
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