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March 5, 2019

North Carolina Reschedules 9th District Election After Voter Fraud Scandal
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North Carolina election officials have announced a new primary election
for the open 9th Congressional District seat will take place on May 14,
with the general election to follow in September. The contested seat was
never called following November's midterm elections, after evidence of
possible voter fraud started to emerge. Republican operative Leslie Mc
Crae Dowless, who worked for the campaign of Republican candidate Mark
Harris, was eventually charged last week with ordering workers to
illegally fill out and mail in other people's absentee ballots. He also
faces felony charges of obstruction of justice. At a hearing over the
voter fraud scandal last month, Mark Harris' son-an assistant U.S.
attorney in North Carolina-testified that he warned his father about Mc
Crae Dowless. Mark Harris said last month he would not run again in a
new race. Harris could still face criminal charges over the vote-rigging
scandal. The democratic candidate, Dan Mc Cready, confirmed he would run
again.


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