The Pasquotank County Board of Elections will hold hearings to determine whether 60 voters falsely claimed 1704 Weeksville Rd (an Elizabeth City State University address) as their residence address. The hearings will be held on April 18 and 19, 2013. Four voters were challenged before the certification of the November 2012 election, all four challenges were [...]
Board of Elections Still Mum on How Settlement Was Paid For
The Daily Caller notes that the state Board of Elections still hasn’t responded to the Civitas Institute’s call for an investigation of how the North Carolina Democratic Party funded a settlement of a sexual harassment case. “It’s unclear as of now if the North Carolina Democratic Party used taxpayer funds in the financial settlement it [...]
Absentee Voting Delayed
Last Friday, September 3rd, I blogged that absentee ballots were ready to be mailed because that’s what I read on the SBOE website (and that is what is required in NCGS 163-248(b)). The law states: (b) Absentee Ballot Form.—Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the terms of this Article shall be furnished with [...]
Day 3 – Easley Hearing (1)
Mac McCorkle was the last to testify at yesterday’s hearings. He was the Issues and Positions consultant for Mike Easley and was responsible for polling and media. He also laid claim to being a “marriage counselor” to Easley as did Dave Horne. McCorkle talked to Easley a lot on the phone and listened to him [...]
NC Elections Bd. Opens Easley Hearing Monday
So, the North Carolina State Board of Elections is set to hold hearings on former Governor Mike Easley’s campaign finance irregularities that mostly relate to his use of private planes owned by big time donors. Talk around Raleigh has it that that the US Attorney already has the goods on the former Guv and will [...]
