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by david badash
October 17, 2016 11:17 AM
After Sunday's despicable and horrific attack on the Orange County, North Carolina offices of the Republican party, GOP spokesperson Emily Weeks told NBC News "that materials inside, possibly including completed absentee ballots, may have been destroyed."
Fox News appears to have reported "absentee ballots burned in office attack."
If completed absentee ballots were housed in the GOP's headquarters, that could be a violation of North Carolina's State Board of Election's rules.
When asked if the GOP could have been collecting completed absentee voter ballots, Tracy Ream, the Director of North Carolina's Orange County Board of Elections told The New Civil Rights Movement via telephone Monday, "they cannot do that." She cited the State Board of Elections rules ...
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/_why_is_the_gop_claiming_completed_absentee_ballots_may_have_been_in_their_nc_hq_that_was_firebombed

Botany
(73,157 posts)The ballots should be in three places
1) In the mail either coming or going
2) With the voter
3) @ the County BOE
This does not pass my smell test.
*******
I have done election protection work in OH for 12 years.
uppityperson
(115,905 posts)Laf.La.Dem.
(2,965 posts)Oops - never mind
anamandujano
(7,004 posts)They are trying to make it look like the dems wanted to cheat by getting rid of puke votes.
THEY DID IT!
Democrats_win
(6,539 posts)Fate stepped in and the "ballots" spontaneously combusted. Obviously! Good Karma, good.
Raine1967
(11,626 posts)No response yet.
Stand and Fight
(7,496 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Raine1967
(11,626 posts)@raine1967 @joelbousley @timstelloh nope no filled out ballots were stored here.
struggle4progress
(121,297 posts)It has been extended by court order until Wednesday 19 October in some counties affected by Hurricane Matthew -- but the extension does not apply to Orange County
Voters can still register in person at the same time they early vote (starting Thursday 19 October) -- but nobody else can submit the form for them then
There's no good reason for the Orange County GOP to have been in possession of completed voter registration forms on Saturday 15 October or Sunday 16 October
Raine1967
(11,626 posts)I asked the very question this morning on my FB page and got a lot of very good information.
Raine1967
(11,626 posts)@raine1967 @joelbousley @timstelloh nope no filled out ballots were stored here.
Now I'd like the reporter to respond.
struggle4progress
(121,297 posts)whether filled out or not and whether stored there or anywhere else
Raine1967
(11,626 posts)She did not deny her original comment.
It's all puzzling.
Raine1967
(11,626 posts)@raine1967 @emalineweeks @joelbousley just added to story: "

dembotoz
(16,922 posts)
Nac Mac Feegle
(979 posts)Probably just a bit of false outrage and misunderstanding creating the meme.
<sigh>
struggle4progress
(121,297 posts)the office was destroyed, along with materials inside, which may have included some completed absentee ballots ...
Support Pours in for Firebombed North Carolina GOP Group
by EMMANUELLE SALIBA and JON SCHUPPE
OCT 17 2016, 2:29 PM ET