The two Republican members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections abruptly resign

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)The two Republican members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections abruptly resigned Wednesday, saying in separate letters that they felt misled by the state attorney general's office and board staff when they agreed to a settlement that would allow voters to fix absentee ballots with missing information.

The stunning departures, less than six weeks before Election Day in a hotly contested battleground state, come one day after the five-member board said it unanimously agreed to the settlement, which still must be approved by a court. A hearing has been set for October 2 regarding the settlement, which also allows ballots postmarked on Election Day to be received six days later.

In a statement, the board said it appreciated the service of the two resigning members, Ken Raymond and David Black, but that the unanimous agreement "came after counsel to all board members from agency attorneys and litigation counsel before and during last week's closed session meeting. The agency's legal staff, who are civil servants, provide thorough legal memos to the board prior to every board meeting and answer any questions board members have about matters that come before the board."

Raymond said he couldn't "in good conscious (sic) continue." Black said the recent decisions by the board made it "untenable" to remain as a member.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/24/politics/north-carolina-board-of-elections/index.html

[drray23]

1. so they are upset they cant disenfranchise voters ?

[2naSalit]

2. Apparently.

Good riddance, probably one of the best things to happen for the voters in NC.

[chowder66]

3. Probably or they are upset they are lacking comprehension skills.

[brush]

5. Yes, I don't get the resignations. It seems that the agreement is good for absentee ballots...

to be fixed by filling in missing info. Are we missing something?

[drray23]

6. yes and it also allows voters to correct improperly filled ballots.nt.

[brush]

7. Yes. Seems a good agreement. What are they so upset about?

[drray23]

15. obviously not happy they cant disqualify voters.nt

[not fooled]

13. Prolly worried about red don's goons

coming after them.

[LiberalLovinLug]

19. "You had ONE job!"

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Put up job to try to revoke the settlement

transparent. taking direction from someone.

[SharonClark]

8. Geez, the felt "misled".

My favorite part of the CNN article. . .

In a statement, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat, called the resignations "political theater at its most destructive."

"The proposed consent order is a negotiated compromise response to the greatest public health crisis in 100 years, the USPS slowing of mail delivery, and a federal court order mandating a cure process for mail in ballot errors," Stein said. "I am committed to ensuring that all eligible voters in North Carolina are confident in the knowledge that they can vote easily and safely by mail or in person — and that the candidate who wins the most votes will prevail."

On Thursday morning, the total number of absentee ballot requests in North Carolina surpassed 1 million.

[iluvtennis]

9. Good riddance. nt

[yellowcanine]

10. They don't want to be blamed for treating voters fairly

Trump is not amused when that happens.

[SpankMe]

11. Creating chaos

Republicans are doing an early set-up for disputing the SC election results. If Biden wins, they can say there were insufficient Republicans on the board of elections to monitor the processes for their side, and thus the election results are invalid.

[Tommymac]

12. This is NC, not SC.

They can whine all they like, in fact I'll even cut the cheese for them.

[Miguelito Loveless]

18. Yes, but it plays to a narrative

and the corporate media LOVES a narrative.

[stillcool]

14. they've been up to something..

maybe their fixing to get caught

[stopdiggin]

16. I think this boils down to

the Rs thinking ballots containing 'errors' should be tossed -- and not corrected.
It's part of the larger push for disenfranchisement. (although , the practice of not counting improper ballots is not new -- or unique to this state or election)

[Miguelito Loveless]

17. Pretext

They suspect they are going to lose, so this is a grandstanding pretext so they can declare voter fraud.

[blm]

20. ✔️