North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) and Senate Leader Phil Berger
(R-Rockingham) issued a joint statement Wednesday in response to more
alarming evidence of voter error and fraud discovered by the North
Carolina State Board of Elections.
Initial findings from the Board presented to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee on Wednesday show:
Initial findings from the Board presented to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee on Wednesday show:
- 765 voters with an exact match of first and last name, DOB and last four digits of SSN were registered in N.C. and another state and voted in N.C. and the other state in the 2012 general election.
- 35,750 voters with the same first and last name and DOB were
registered in N.C. and another state and voted in both states in the
2012 general election.
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155,692 voters with the same first and last name, DOB and last four
digits of SSN were registered in N.C. and another state – and the latest
date of registration or voter activity did not take place within N.C.
These findings only take into account data from the 28 states who
participated in the 2014 Interstate Crosscheck, leaving out potential
voter error and fraud in the 22 states that do not participate in the
consortium.
Additionally, during an audit of death records from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Board discovered:
Additionally, during an audit of death records from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Board discovered:
- 50,000 new death records that had not previously been provided to the State Board of Elections.
- 13,416 deceased voters on the voter rolls in October 2013.
- 81 deceased voters that had voter activity after they died.
The findings were made possible by a new election reform law passed by
the North Carolina General Assembly last year, which called on the Board to improve the
accuracy of voter registration lists and combat potential fraud by
cross checking information on voting records with those of other states.
“While we are alarmed to hear evidence of widespread voter error and
fraud, we are encouraged to see the common-sense law passed to ensure
voters are who they say they are is working,” said Tillis and Berger.
“These findings should put to rest ill-informed claims that problems
don’t exist and help restore the integrity of our elections process. We
appreciate the State Board of Elections bringing this critical
information to light.”
Sunlit Uplands has learned that South Carolina participates in the Interstate Crosscheck. We have been in touch with the South Carolina Election Commission and we will report their findings in coming days.
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