Democracy
As if last week wasn’t exciting enough for NC progressives, on Friday a Wake County judge struck down two amendments that were placed on the ballot last year by the Republican-controlled General Assembly. The ruling is certain to be appealed, but its chances of being ultimately upheld are good. The judge’s ruling reflected something we’ve been saying…
Read MoreThe first day of the State Board of Elections’ long-awaited hearing on the apparent vote theft operation in Congressional District 9 had two main parts: A summary of evidence discovered by the SBE, and a lengthy testimony and cross-examination of Lisa Britt, an employee of McCrae Dowless with a key role in the vote theft…
Read More“The 9th District election fraud hearing isn’t over, but it’s over” declares editorial RALEIGH — A blistering editorial by the Charlotte Observer shows why the only possible result of this week’s State Board of Elections hearing regarding the apparent vote theft scheme conducted by the Mark Harris campaign in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District is for the…
Read MoreRALEIGH – Sen. Richard Burr has apparently decided to stick his head in the sand when it comes to investigating the Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia during the 2016 election, despite Burr’s position as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Burr this week declared he has seen no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia leading…
Read MoreAfter months of dodging questions, Harris needs to testify under oath so voters can have a full understanding of his role in vote theft scheme RALEIGH — As the vote theft scandal in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District continued to grow over the past three months, Republican candidate Mark Harris has tried to keep a…
Read MoreU.S. Attorney Robert Higdon turned a blind eye to evidence of a Republican vote theft scheme in Bladen, other counties RALEIGH — U.S. Attorney Robert Higdon’s office has continued to focus its attention on scouring the countryside for the possibility of non-citizens who may have voted in past elections, even as Higdon ignores clear evidence of GOP…
Read MoreAfter weeks of Republican obstruction and finger-pointing, North Carolina finally has a new Board of Elections. That means it’s time for the investigation into the vote theft scheme funded by the Mark Harris campaign to get back to business. But it may be weeks before North Carolina voters find out what Harris knew and when…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Republicans may have lost their supermajorities in the House and Senate, but that won’t stop them from doing everything they can to rig the system for political gain. Now they’re bringing back something called “floaters” — no, not the kind you flush — in order to give the GOP a false advantage in…
Read MoreAs evidence of Republican vote theft and election fraud in southeastern North Carolina continues to mount, the state Republican Party has begun stonewalling and sabotaging the investigation at every step in order to help Mark Harris cross the finish line. Meanwhile, we now know the Trump administration has ignored evidence of GOP vote theft in Bladen County…
Read MoreVoters in North Carolina deserve to know what Mark Harris knew about the illegal ballot collecting that was happening in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. McCrae Dowless is a convicted felon who spent six months in prison for insurance fraud. Dowless was already under investigation for potential election fraud in 2016. It seems that Mark…
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