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by The New York Times | 12.12.18

The chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party said Tuesday that a new election in the state’s Ninth Congressional District may be necessary after reports that early voter data was improperly leaked by the elections board in Bladen County, where state officials are already investigating possible electoral fraud.

Democrats allege that data was leaked exclusively to Republicans, giving them an advantage before Election Day.

The statement by the chairman, Robin Hayes, appeared to bring state Republicans one step closer to acknowledging that the November election, which their candidate, Mark Harris, had apparently won by 905 votes, may need to be nullified and a new election called.

For a few hours Tuesday, Republican legislators also proposed a measure that would ensure any new election also included a new primary — potentially giving Republicans a chance to replace Mr. Harris. But the language allowing for a new primary was taken out of the legislation by the end of the day.

The possibility of absentee ballot fraud in the November election has taken center stage as the state elections board prepares for an evidentiary hearing in which they may decree that a new election be held. A date for the hearing has not yet been set, but it will likely be in the coming days or weeks.

Investigators for the elections board are looking at whether a Bladen County voter-turnout operative who worked for the Harris campaign, L. McCrae Dowless Jr., or his employees manipulated, destroyed or illegally handled absentee ballots. Mr. Harris has denied wrongdoing, and a spokesman did not respond to a message on Tuesday.

But the possibility that data was leaked by county officials has also emerged as an issue.

Read the full story at the New York Times

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