Four NC Voters Sue Man Who Falsely Claimed They Had Voted Illegally

In this Nov. 1, 2016, photo, a voter is reflected in the glass frame of a poster while leaving a polling site in Atlanta, during early voting ahead of the Nov. 8 election day. If all goes smoothly, the American peopl... In this Nov. 1, 2016, photo, a voter is reflected in the glass frame of a poster while leaving a polling site in Atlanta, during early voting ahead of the Nov. 8 election day. If all goes smoothly, the American people will choose a new president on Tuesday, the Electoral College will affirm the election and either Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump will take the oath of office Jan. 20. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MORE LESS

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four North Carolina voters are suing a political activist they say falsely claimed they voted illegally last November because they were felons or voted in other states.

The libel lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Greensboro by the liberal Southern Coalition for Social Justice. It said William Clark Porter’s false characterization led the four plaintiffs to face “ridicule, contempt or disgrace.”

Porter didn’t respond to telephone or email messages seeking comment.

Porter filed three of numerous post-election challenges by Republicans and allies contesting results in 52 of the state’s 100 counties as then-Gov. Pat McCrory fought to overcome an Election Day deficit.

Nearly all the protests were dismissed or sidelined by elections boards on which Republicans held the majority. McCrory conceded to Democrat Roy Cooper.

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  1. So nice to see folks fighting back against these kinds of smears and falsehoods. I sure hope they win their cases.

  2. I’d still like to see them sue these Trump bastards over direct interference with their business decisions and on the general principle of it being an obvious conflict of interest that they needed to extricate themselves from if Ivanka wouldn’t. If they did that, I’d make a serious effort to buy all my sheets, towels and whatnots there, instead of online like I do now. It would be my privilege as a dedicated and loyal shopper if they did.

  3. I think that as the retailers build in number …then WHAM —

    A class action attorney is going to pounce ! —

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