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This is stunning #nc09 #ncpol: buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/briann…
"Two women intimately involved with the McCrae Dowless’s absentee ballot machine have revealed...its grim and chaotic workings, in which Dowless tracked votes on yellow paper and paid his workers... from stacks of cash, which some used to keep themselves high on opioids" #NC09
DA Lorrin Freeman told @AllisonWSOC9 her office has an open criminal investigation that's zeroed in on absentee ballots in Bladen County in three separate election cycles; last month's general election, the May 2018 primary and in 2016’s election. wsoctv.com/news/local/cri…
On Red Dome, the firm that hired Dowless, @MarkBeckerWSOC9 contacted Carolyn Justice, a former state legislator from Wilmington, who's listed as Red Dome's lead consultant and asked her about Dowless. She said she wasn't involved in the #NC09 campaign wsoctv.com/news/local/cha…
From me yesterday: Second woman claims she was paid to pick up ballots in U.S. House District 9 race

wsoctv.com/news/local/sec…
And finally, here's a timeline of everything of everything that's developed in #NC09 so far: wsoctv.com/news/us-house-…
NCSBE just uploaded thousands more documents related to #NC09
New: Congressman @GerryConnolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is calling for an emergency hearing into reports of election fraud in the race for #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv
NEW: Investigators leave after speaking to Lisa Britt. Britt told me she spoke to investigators for hours #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv
More info- The woman on the left is Kim Strach, executive director of the NCSBE, per two sources. She is the state's chief elections official. She spoke to Lisa Britt "for hours" today according to Britt. #NC09 #NCPOL @wsoctv
Source identifies the woman on the right as Joan Fleming, the chief investigator of the NCSBE #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv
Sandra Dowless, mother of Lisa Britt, told me today they weren't aware what they were doing is illegal. "We found out from TV"

Britt agreed to an interview with me but never showed up to our arranged meeting location. She also stopped responding to texts and calls #NC09 @wsoctv
Datesha Montgomery, who signed a sworn affidavit, identified Lisa Britt as the woman who picked up her unsealed absentee ballot. Montgomery says she only voted in two races and Britt told her she would fill out the rest. #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv
Montgomery says she realized something was up when someone came to her door and asked why she didn't vote yet. She eventually voted in person #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv
An NCSBE spokesperson tells me subpoenas have been issued for the Mark Harris campaign, Red Dome and the Jim McVicker campaign #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv
New from @AllisonWSOC9:

She dug through hundreds of documents out of Robeson County Wednesday related to allegations of fraud in #NC09.

She discovered a link to similarities Channel 9 uncovered in Bladen County #ncpol @wsoctv

wsoctv.com/news/channel-9…
Latos found Lisa Britt signed as a witness on 27 Robeson County absentee ballots. Her signature and address are the same as the Lisa Britt Channel 9 found on 42 ballots in Bladen County #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv wsoctv.com/news/channel-9…
In an interview with @MarkBeckerWSOC9, former NC Governor Pat McCrory said he raised concerns about fraud in Bladen County in 2016

"This is a fiasco that could've been prevented." #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv

wsoctv.com/news/local/for…
Former NC Governor Pat McCrory says only military members should be allowed to vote absentee

"Frankly I think it ought to be eliminated except for members of the military. There's no need for absentee voting anymore, especially now that we have early voting in North Carolina."
And finally, my report from today: NCSBE investigators are on the ground. I confirmed they interviewed Lisa Britt for hours today. NCSBE has also issued subpoenas to the Mark Harris campaign, Jim McVicker campaign and Red Dome

wsoctv.com/news/local/sta…
Former #CLTCC candidate Pete Givens confirmed to Channel 9 that Mark Harris introduced him to McCrae Dowless. "Mark told me about this guy's process... that he had a process." Harris is Givens' pastor

First reported by @theobserver #NC09 #ncpol
Givens paid Dowless $800 for "consulting fees," according to campaign finance reports. #NC09 #ncpol
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NEW: Attorneys for Dan McCready request NCSBE to issue subpoenas to 48 people for the Jan 11 evidentiary hearing #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv
McCready subpoena requests:

1. McCrae Dowless
2. Mark Harris
3. Andy Yates
4. Jason Williams
5. Sheriff James McVicker
6. Pete Givens
7. Walter McDuffie
8. Dallas Woodhouse
9. Robin Hayes
10. Tyler Foote

#NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv
McCready subpoena requests:

11. Jeff Smith
12. Sheila Kinlaw
13. Cynthia Shaw
14. Gina Ward
15. Valeria Peacock McKoy
16. Bobby Ludlum
17. Agnes Willis
18. Ginger Eason
19. Cheryl Kinlaw
20. Lisa Britt

#NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv
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BREAKING: Rep @StenyHoyer tells @wsoctv that Mark Harris will NOT be seated on Jan 3.

“Given the now well-documented election fraud that took place in #NC09, Democrats would object to any attempt by Mr. Harris to be seated on January 3." #ncpol @wsoctv
Rep. Hoyer tells @wsoctv: "In this instance, the integrity of our democratic process outweighs concerns about the seat being vacant at the start of the new Congress.”
Statement from NCGOP: "We believe Mark Harris is the duly elected Congressman Elect and will be certified and seated sooner rather than later." #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv
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NEW: Three say they gave their absentee ballots to strangers who promised to turn them in to officials.

They all said they don't know if they were turned in.

I checked the voter database. There's no record of these three voting in the 2018 election. Story at 6 @wsoctv #NC09
So what happened to those ballots? Good question.

The two women I interviewed earlier this month who were paid by Dowless to pick up ballots said they always delivered the votes to him. They didn't know if he turned them all in #NC09
An affidavit filed by the Bladen County democratic party chairman says he was told that someone heard McCrae Dowless had a new method... throwing absentee ballots in the trash #NC09
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Going through exhibits just released today from the state's 2016 investigation into McCrae Dowless' Bladen County operation.

Here's a text from one of his workers to a friend: "Only way I get paid is getting people to do this junk" #ncpol #nc09
Another text, from one of Dowless' workers to Dowless: "I'm scared and I don't remember half of what we are supposed to say" (to state investigators) #ncpol #nc09
That's interested because it makes it appear Dowless instructed them on what to say to state investigators. But in a state elections board hearing around the same time, Dowless said he only ever told his people to simply tell the truth. #ncpol #nc09
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So this is pretty weird. McCrory won Bladen County 52%-46%. But he lost absentee by-mail in Bladen 61%-38%. The only voting method he lost in the county. McCrory also won statewide absentee by-mail voting in 2016. Hmm. 🤔 Seems like more ?s to be asked. #NC09 #NCPOL
Hold on. Turns out those questions were already asked and the @NCDemParty labeled the claims “over the top and completely false.” Contrast that with what the party is saying about the exact same allegations in 2018. #NCPOL newsobserver.com/news/politics-…
Now @RoyCooperNC’s handpicked @NCSBE Chairman Joshua Malcolm says that there have been “unfortunate activities” happening in his area for a “number of years.” Just how many years are we talking about here? And what races have been affected by these activities? #NCPOL
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The Harris/McCready #NC9 issue may be related to absentee ballots in #BladenCounty, so I thought it may be a good time to revisit the 2016 #Bladen Co. #elections. /THREAD
#NCPol

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After the 2016 election, a spate of similarly-worded voter “protests” signed with the names of NC citizens and accusing other North Carolinians of fraud popped up across #NC.

See: facingsouth.org/2017/04/promin….
There was a hotly contested Gov. race, and it seemed unlikely that so many North Carolinians would use the *exact* same language on these forms, so I was concerned & started attending #NCSBOE meetings.
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North Carolina's 'early votes' are on pace for a mid-term record; as of 10-26-18 for absentee by mail & one-stop/in-person:

Over 1M requests have been made;

Of those, 957K of both absentee by mail & onestop/in-person have been returned & accepted.

#ncpol #ncvotes
Regarding NC accepted in-person ballots (that will be the majority of absentees): as has been noted for a few days, 2018 seems more of a 'presidential' year than a traditional mid-term.

But, 2018's daily total is slipping behind 2016's daily total, as expected

#ncpol #ncvotes
2018's NC accepted absentee in-person ballots is at 82% of where 2016 stood this same day (reminder: one more extra day in 2018 than 2016).

Compared to 2014's final #s, 2018 is now 84% of that mid-term's final tally of a little over 1M absentee in-person ballots

#ncpol #ncvotes
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Today's thread of NC 'early votes' as of 10-24-18 (note 2 different types: by mail & one-stop/in-person).

So far, 789K requests have been made for absentee ballots (both mail & in-person).

Of those, 716K have been returned & accepted (both mail & in-person).

#ncpol #ncvotes
Regarding NC accepted in-person ballots (that will be the majority of absentees): as has been noted over past few days, 2018 seems more of a 'presidential' year than a traditional mid-term.

But, 2018's daily total is beginning to slip behind 2016's daily total

#ncpol #ncvotes
2018's NC accepted absentee in-person ballots is at 93% of where 2016 stood this same day (reminder: one more extra day in 2018 than 2016).

Compared to 2014's final #s, 2018 is now 63% of that mid-term's final tally of a little over 1M absentee in-person ballots

#ncpol #ncvotes
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