The new NC State Board of Elections is hearing evidence in the 9th District Congressional race controversy this week. It is being live-streamed on our local media channels and covered heavily as the top event in our local news.
One interesting point that came out via a WRAL investigation and reported on Friday, February 15th is that operatives for the Democratic Bladen County Improvement Association PAC actually submitted more improper absentee ballots than the Republican operatives for McCrae Dowless. So much for this issue being only one side of the aisle. (see second half of the WRAL article - https://www.wral.com/9th-district-d...n-5-absentee-votes-in-bladen-county/18193986/
Yet somehow the new State Election board consisting of three Democrats and two Republicans somehow seems determined to only investigate the fraud by McCrae Dowless in regards this election. I was surprised that the Republican party is not objecting to this limited scope until a news commentator explained it. The number of ballots touched by operatives of McCrae Dowless appears to only number around 400. The margin in the election is about 900 votes. Limiting the investigation to a mere 400 ballots makes a judgment by the State Election Board that the actions of McCrae Dowless did not change the results of the election more likely. However if the scope of the election investigation increases to include other absentee ballots it becomes more likely that the election will need to be re-done.
This circus will continue all week...
Key witness won't testify in 9th District hearing, while others detail scheme to collect absentee ballots
https://www.wral.com/key-witness-wo...-scheme-to-collect-absentee-ballots/18201171/
One interesting point that came out via a WRAL investigation and reported on Friday, February 15th is that operatives for the Democratic Bladen County Improvement Association PAC actually submitted more improper absentee ballots than the Republican operatives for McCrae Dowless. So much for this issue being only one side of the aisle. (see second half of the WRAL article - https://www.wral.com/9th-district-d...n-5-absentee-votes-in-bladen-county/18193986/
Yet somehow the new State Election board consisting of three Democrats and two Republicans somehow seems determined to only investigate the fraud by McCrae Dowless in regards this election. I was surprised that the Republican party is not objecting to this limited scope until a news commentator explained it. The number of ballots touched by operatives of McCrae Dowless appears to only number around 400. The margin in the election is about 900 votes. Limiting the investigation to a mere 400 ballots makes a judgment by the State Election Board that the actions of McCrae Dowless did not change the results of the election more likely. However if the scope of the election investigation increases to include other absentee ballots it becomes more likely that the election will need to be re-done.
This circus will continue all week...
Key witness won't testify in 9th District hearing, while others detail scheme to collect absentee ballots
https://www.wral.com/key-witness-wo...-scheme-to-collect-absentee-ballots/18201171/