https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/18/politics/north-carolina-9th-district-hearing/index.html
A ballot scandal has occurred in North Carolina. A woman, Britt, was hired by her former step father, Leslie McCrae Dowless, who was working under Republican candidate Mark Harris, who had no knowledge in the operation, to illegally pick up falsified absentee ballots. To fake votes is illegal in North Carolina. Britt was paid 50-150 dollars for each absentee ballot. Britt says Dowless instructed her to sign as a witness to the absentee voters, and Britt forged her mother's signature as well to not raise red flags.
Written by Dianne Gallagher, this is important because it shows that scheming can still happen almost without the public knowing. This relates to the the Warren Harding presidency, where his cabinet had many mischievous people. This led to scandals such as the Tea-Pot Dome Scandal. Luckily within this article the scandal is not in politicians high in power with big impact on society, but the scheming to attempt to win over a candidate is still plain sad for the republican political party. You can fairly advertise your candidate to have a real democracy rather than try to elect someone the people may not want.
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