The State Board of Elections on Thursday unanimously ordered a new election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District and two local contests in Bladen County.
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The State Board of Elections will hold a public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District investigation at 10 a.m. Monday, February 18, at the North Carolina State Bar, 217 E. Edenton St., Raleigh. The hearing may take multiple days, and the State Board has reserved the site from February 18-20.
The newly appointed, five-member State Board of Elections will hold a public evidentiary hearing later this month on claims of irregularities related to absentee by-mail voting and other alleged activities in certain counties in the 9th Congressional District.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2019, in the Agency’s board room located on the Third Floor of the Dobbs Building, 430 N. Salisbury Street in Raleigh.
Gov. Roy Cooper appointed five members to the new State Board of Elections on Thursday.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2019 by teleconference at the below dial-in.
By a unanimous vote of all members present, the newly appointed State Board of Elections on Thursday elected Bob Cordle of Charlotte as board chair and Dr. Stella Anderson of Boone as board secretary.
Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway ruled Tuesday that the State Board of Elections is in the best position to weigh the factual and legal issues related to the 9th Congressional District contest. The court denied Mark Harris’ request to order that he be certified the winner of that race.
The following is a statement from State Board Executive Director Kim Westbrook Strach about today’s interview: “Dr. Harris and his two attorneys met with Chief Investigator Joan Fleming and me for nearly two hours Thursday morning. We appreciate his cooperation in the ongoing investigation.”
The State Board of Elections continues its investigation into irregularities affecting absentee voting in the 9th Congressional District.