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littlemissmartypants

(35,332 posts)
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:00 PM 20 hrs ago

They Told Us Who They Were

No one should be surprised.

June 16, 2026

Reports of pressure from Raleigh Republicans on officials in Jackson County. Emails suggesting the Auditor's office was weighing in on the location of an early voting site in Cabarrus County. Questions about the role the Auditor's office is playing in local election administration.

No one should be surprised.

In 2016, then-North Carolina Republican Party Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse sent an email to Republican election officials across the state. In that email, he argued against Sunday voting. He argued against additional early voting sites. He dismissed the idea that college students should have dedicated voting locations. Perhaps most importantly, he reminded Republican election board members that, as Republican appointees, they had a duty to consider Republican perspectives.

He told us exactly how he viewed election administration.

And he wasn't speaking in the abstract.
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From the North Carolina Voter Protection Alliance
https://ncvpa.org/article.html?article=they-told-us-who-they-were

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