why is marc elias trying to steal an NC election? at all related to perkins-coie's backpage activities?
By Emery P. Dalesio - Associated Press - Tuesday, January 22, 2019
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina judge ruled Tuesday that there weren’t grounds for him to step in and declare victory for the Republican in the country’s last undecided congressional race amid an investigation into whether his lead was boosted by illegal vote-collection tactics.
Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway rejected a lawsuit by Republican Mark Harris insisting he be declared the winner. Harris narrowly leads Democrat Dan McCready in the 9th district contest, but the numbers have been clouded by doubt due to allegations that mail-in ballots could have been altered or discarded by a Harris subcontractor…
…McCready attorney Marc Elias, who represents Democrats around the country in election disputes, said some states such as Florida have laws placing a priority on elections being determined quickly, while other states such as Minnesota allow more time for resolutions that conclusively decide the rightful winner…
….Harris, the former Baptist pastor of a Charlotte megachurch, said he didn’t learn until late last month that the state elections board investigated Dowless and others potentially involved in ballot fraud in 2016.
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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/22/judge-paul-ridgeway-rejects-republican-mark-harris/
Ridgeway, a graduate of Campbell University law school with degrees from N.C. State University in public administration, has been a judge in Wake County since 2007. A Democrat, Ridgeway has been elected to the bench in nonpartisan elections. His current term expires in 2022.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article173124396.html