His notes show that Farr attended a meeting about “ballot security” in October 1990, before the postcards were sent out. During his confirmation hearing this September, Farr told senators he hadn’t known about the plan until the Justice Department contacted the campaign about it. Thomas Farr, now nominated for a district court seat in North Carolina, served as a lawyer to Sen. Jesse Helms’ (R-N.C.) 1990 campaign. Farr acknowledged, however, that he participated in a meeting about “ballot security” just before the 1990 election. He now concedes he met with the ballot security team in mid October,” Hebert told HuffPost in an email.

Source: Huffington Post December 21, 2017 18:00 UTC