Absentee ballots for special election available to Richmond County voters
ROCKINGHAM — Absentee ballots are now available for the upcoming special election for the U.S. House of Representatives, according to Elections Director Connie Kelly.
House to consider legislation combating absentee ballot fraud
RALEIGH — As the 2020 elections approach, state lawmakers are working to protect absentee voters from fraud.
Harris consultant says he should have been warned Dowless was trouble
RALEIGH — Andy Yates, the principal campaign strategist for Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Rev. Mark Harris, said he now questions whether McCrae Dowless legally rounded up absentee mail votes that helped to push Harris to an unofficial 905-vote win over Democrat Dan McCready in the 9th U.S. Congressional District.
Fireworks at 9th District hearing as Dowless refuses to testify
RALEIGH — The political operative at the heart of the 9th Congressional District scandal won’t tell his story under oath — yet.
Civil-rights attorney defends ballot work of Bladen County group
RALEIGH — An attorney who represented the Bladen County Improvement Association during a 2016 investigation into potential absentee ballot voting misbehavior says the organization was cleared of any wrongdoing. He hasn’t heard from investigators since.