The political operative at the center of a Republican congressional campaign in North Carolina tainted by evidence of ballot fraud has been indicted by a grand jury on seven counts, a prosecutor announced Wednesday. Following those hearings, North Carolina election officials ordered a new contest in the district, voting unanimously to throw out the November results between Harris and Democrat Dan McCready. The district runs along the South Carolina line from Charlotte to rural eastern North Carolina. Such charges are unusual in state court in North Carolina, especially when a witness corrects his testimony, as Harris did last Thursday. “These indictments should serve as a stern warning to anyone trying to defraud elections in North Carolina,” said the board’s executive director, Kim Westbrook Strach.

Source: Washington Post February 27, 2019 17:10 UTC