- There was ruled to be a ballot tampering scheme with the absentee ballots where Republican Mark Harris led Democrat Dan McCready by fewer than 1,000 votes. His win was never certified by the state after allegations of electoral misconduct became public.
2. What do the state investigators accuse Leslie Dowless of doing to alter the election?
- Leslie was accused of directing a coordinated scheme to unlawfully collect, falsely witness, and otherwise tamper with absentee ballots.
3. What amendment gave Mr Dowless the right to refuse to testify to the investigators?
- 5th Amendment
4. What power does the state have to solve this problematic election?
- The state can call for a new election if the basic fairness of the election was tainted.
5. What did Mr Dowless do to absentee ballots in order to help the Republican candidate?
- He first used absentee ballot request forms from previous elections to “pre-fill” forms for the 2018 election and sent out workers to find the voters so they sign and request a ballot. The workers were paid for bringing him the forms and then they were sent to the board. There were about 780 of them. Then, he sent workers to collect the absentee ballots and they gave him the ones that weren't signed by witnesses or were not sealed. He had the workers sign as witnesses.
6. What is the makeup of the state election board and how does that ensure fairness?
- 3 Democrats and 2 Republicans. Ensures fairness because it does not really favor a side.
7. What did the group do with incomplete and unsealed absentee ballots?
- They would fill in names for the empty offices.
8. Why is there no danger of prosecution for Mark Harris, the Republican candidate?
- There is no danger of prosecution for Harris because he had no idea of the plan. He himself even said that a new election should be called, and the testimony by his son and Yates left him in tears.
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