Argument erupts on the NC elections board over the new role handed a former GOP operative

Members of the N.C. State Board of Elections argued Tuesday over state Auditor Dave Boliek’s hiring of a former GOP state director to work with local elections officials.

Boliek told county board chairs last week that former state GOP executive director Dallas Woodhouse would be his “eyes and ears on the ground,” with duties to include shaping early voting plans, election policy, and election integrity.

Democrats on the state board argued that Boliek is giving Woodhouse responsibilities in the newly-created role that, under law, belong to state Board of Elections Director Sam Hayes. Democrats also questioned Woodhouse’s suitability as a former state GOP spokesman whose job it was to help elect Republicans.

Boliek’s office did not respond to an email Tuesday evening, and Woodhouse did not return a phone message.




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