Final documents set stage for election fraud hearing

RALEIGH, NC (WECT) - The North Carolina State Board of Elections has everything in hand for its hearing into alleged election fraud in the state’s 9th congressional district — now all that’s left to do is wait. On Monday, Feb. 18, the state board will convene in Raleigh for what could end up being a three-day affair, as the five-member board hears testimony, considers documents and hears a full report from the NCSBE staff. On Tuesday, Feb. 12, parties on both sides of the aisle submitted their final argument briefs for consideration, as well as a list of witnesses attorneys intend to call.

A long list of witnesses In total, there are 60 people listed by the attorneys for Republican Mark Harris or Democrat Dan McCready. Both teams intend to call major players such as McCrae Dowless, Andy Yates, Jens Lutz and Cynthia Shaw, as well as a dozen people who have submitted affidavits saying their absentee ballot is involved in the alleged fraud. Harris’ list includes Bladen County Commissioner Ray Britt, Union County Commissioner Stony Rushing, Pat Melvin — who is a friend of Dowless’ — and McCready. McCready’s team wants Bladen County Sheriff James McVicker to appear, along with county elections board employees Valeria Peacock McKoy and Gina Ward. The McCready team also wants several known Dowless associates to take the stand, including Lisa Britt, Sheila and Cheryl Kinlaw, Jeff Smith, James Singletary and Sandra Dowless. Also on McCready’s 56-person list — 21 of whom also appear on Harris’ list — are subject-matter experts the team has referenced in the case, including Harvard Professor Stephen Ansolabehere. Both sides had already submitted a list of names for the NCSBE to subpoena to appear at the hearing. Those subpoenas do not require the individual to testify.

Final arguments Both teams filed 20-page briefs, along with accompanying exhibits, making their respective cases to the NCSBE.

http://www.wect.com/2019/02/13/final-documents-set-stage-election-fraud-hearing/

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Access the full McCready brief here:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/Congressional_District_9_Portal/7.1.1.1%20Exhibit%20(Harris_Brief).pdf

Access the full Harris brief here:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/Congressional_District_9_Portal/7.1.1.1%20Exhibit%20(Harris_Brief).pdf

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Hidden in plain sight: A decade of local politics culminates in national election fraud investigation

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) - In a small office space located just a few blocks off US Highway 701, two women held down operations as the phones rang nearly non-stop for a week. The calls to the Bladen County Board of Elections came from as far away as Los Angeles, and they all had to do with one thing: absentee ballots. Bladen County, and its population of roughly 33,400 people, sits sandwiched between Fayetteville and Wilmington, yet shares a congressional seat with parts of Charlotte. It’s that congressional seat that flung the rural community into the national spotlight. On Nov. 30, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 7 to 2 to refuse to certify the race between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready for the 9th district of the US House of Representatives, where Harris unofficially leads his challenger by 905 votes. The reason — claims of irregularities with absentee by mail ballots in Bladen and nearby Robeson County, as well as allegations of “concerted fraudulent activity” in the district. The resulting investigation set the crosshairs on the efforts of longtime Bladen County resident McCrae Dowless and his associates, as well as political consulting firm Red Dome Group. While the investigation began because of a national seat, the following weeks brought to the surface a decade-long trail of campaign finance questions, local political dealings and bad blood.

http://www.wect.com/2018/12/19/hidden-plain-sight-decade-local-politics-culminates-national-election-fraud-investigation/