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Mecklenburg Democrats want campaign donations back after Rep. Tricia Cotham's party switch
Mecklenburg Democrats want campaign donations back after Rep. Tricia Cotham’s party switchTheir voices rang over the hum of those eating lunch in east Charlotte.
“Resign, resign, resign!” Mecklenburg County Democrats chanted, gathered together Wednesday afternoon at a shopping center off East WT Harris Boulevard.
They called for the resignation of NC Rep. Tricia Cotham, an eastern Mecklenburg County Democrat who will flip to the Republican Party and give it a supermajority in the House. And the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party’s chair encouraged those who donated to Cotham’s campaign to ask for a refund.
“Let’s contact Tricia Cotham to get our money back. You won’t be able to get your time back, but you can get your money back,” Chair Jane Whitley said at the Tuesday news conference. “Ask for her to refund your contributions.”
Since the donations have already been accepted, Cotham would have to report the refund as an expenditure in her campaign finance reports with the elections office if she returned the money.
“She can absolutely give their money back,” Kristin Mavromatis with the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections said. “But there’s nothing that would require her to do so.”
“Resign, resign, resign!” Mecklenburg County Democrats chanted, gathered together Wednesday afternoon at a shopping center off East WT Harris Boulevard.
They called for the resignation of NC Rep. Tricia Cotham, an eastern Mecklenburg County Democrat who will flip to the Republican Party and give it a supermajority in the House. And the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party’s chair encouraged those who donated to Cotham’s campaign to ask for a refund.
“Let’s contact Tricia Cotham to get our money back. You won’t be able to get your time back, but you can get your money back,” Chair Jane Whitley said at the Tuesday news conference. “Ask for her to refund your contributions.”
Since the donations have already been accepted, Cotham would have to report the refund as an expenditure in her campaign finance reports with the elections office if she returned the money.
“She can absolutely give their money back,” Kristin Mavromatis with the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections said. “But there’s nothing that would require her to do so.”
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