Elections Director: ‘Coordinated, Unlawful’ Absentee Ballot Plot In NC 9th District

BLADENBORO, UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 5: Leslie McCrae Dowless sits in his kitchen in Bladenboro, NC. Dowless who worked provide get-out-the-vote services for Republican candidate Mark Harris in North Carolinas 9th Co... BLADENBORO, UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 5: Leslie McCrae Dowless sits in his kitchen in Bladenboro, NC. Dowless who worked provide get-out-the-vote services for Republican candidate Mark Harris in North Carolinas 9th Congressional District in Bladen County, NC. The North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement decided not to certify the 9th Congressional District election results, which includes Bladen County, between Harris and Democrat Dan McCready due to possible voter fraud involving absentee ballots. A controversy Leslie McCrae Dowless is at the center of. (Photo by Justin Kase Conder for The Washington Post via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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About three months after election fraud allegations surfaced in the congressional race to represent North Carolina’s 9th District, the state board of elections director said Monday there was a “coordinated, unlawful” plot to falsify and steal absentee ballots, according to Charlotte NPR affiliate WFAE.

Director Kim Strach has completed her preview of the state’s investigation and tells of a scheme where political operative McCrae Dowless would pay workers to illegally collect people’s absentee ballots.

He would allegedly stash the ballots in his home and office, and take such measures as matching ink colors on the ballots he and his workers would forge.

The still-undecided race has Republican candidate Mark Harris up 905 votes over Democrat Dan McCready. The North Carolina board of elections will hold its evidentiary hearing Monday.

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  1. Avatar for theod theod says:

    Harris’ BFF Jesus of Nazareth was crucified for much less of an infraction against civil society. Time to fit Harris’ head for a metaphoric crown of thorns.

  2. Oooooh, this is not good…

  3. I hope this POS is prosecuted to the full extent of the law by both state and federal prosecutors.

  4. They sure are dragging this thing out. They have all the evidence they need to order up another election due to the fraud that was done in this election. Three months and the people of that district still have no representation. I know NC is probably looking for any excuse to keep that seat in the R column, but this really is an obvious case of voter fraud.

    No wonder Republicans complain so much about voter fraud. They always seem to have first hand knowledge of it because they have so many Republicans that do this shit in order to gain unlawful advantage.

  5. May I suggest fitting his head for something more befitting?

    Au revoir! [schwinng]™

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