The dispute involves allegations of absentee ballot fraud. At the center of the controversy is McCrae Dowless, a Bladen County elected official.
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Several Nebraska Counties Planning Switch To All-Mail Elections
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Stop Grading Republicans on the Curve
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Both Political Parties Use Ballot Harvesting, But What is It?
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North Carolina Ballot Fraud Investigation Muddies Election
Allegations of flagrant absentee ballot fraud in one district have thrown the Election Day results of a midterm congressional race into question.
Emergency Lawsuit Sparked Over Mississippi Absentee Voters
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a lawsuit concerning Mississippi’s onerous and costly absentee voting procedures.
Federal Judge Halts Mail Ballot Rejections In Georgia Vote Count
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, partnering with the Coalition for Good Governance, secured an important win for voters in Gwinnett County.
Federal Court Slams Georgia Provisional Ballot Counting Process
A federal court in Atlanta on Monday issued an order requiring the state to take a number of steps to protect voters who had to cast provisional ballots.