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Republican Ruled Winner Of Disputed North Carolina Sheriff Race
North Carolina's elections board is overruling an effort to disqualify the Republican candidate in a still-unresolved election for sheriff, deciding his legal residence was the recreational vehicle he parked on farmland he owned in the county.
The state elections board ruled Monday that Jody Greene lived in Columbus County well before the required year ahead of November's election. That decision and other votes dismissing complaints of election irregularities means Greene could take office over Democratic incumbent Lewis Hatcher.
Greene was sworn in in December after a recount showed him 37 votes ahead of Hatcher.
North Carolina Republicans To Debate In Race For US House Seat
Many of the 10 Republicans who want to be North Carolina's newest U.S. House member plan to discuss their differences.
Candidates for the GOP nomination in the 9th Congressional District hold a debate Tuesday night in Monroe. Candidate forums have already been held in Fayetteville and Charlotte ahead of the May 14 primary election.
The special election was ordered because Mark Harris, the Republican in last year's race against Democrat Dan McCready, used a political operative accused of collecting mail-in ballots.
Harris didn't run again. McCready faces no primary opponent.
Elections Boards Told How To Collect Records For Prosecutors
Elections workers in more than 30 eastern North Carolina counties have been told how to collect records, ballots and other documents from hundreds of voters in response to federal prosecutors' initial demands last summer for information.
A State Board of Elections lawyer wrote local elections boards Friday. Josh Lawson reminded officials of the importance of keeping secret identities of registered voters on which documents are collected.
U.S. Attorney Bobby Higdon's office had issued subpoenas seeking records going back to 2010 in the state's 100 counties. The state board said that would have been over 20 million pages and fought the subpoenas. A February board memo said records of nearly 300 individuals would now be targeted.
Raleigh Investment Firm CEO Tucker Seeking US Senate Seat
A retired North Carolina investment company executive has taken the first step toward challenging U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in next year's Republican primary.
Garland Tucker of Raleigh filed on Monday candidate committee paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. Political adviser Carter Wrenn says people close to Tucker have been urging him to run, and that Tucker will make a formal statement later in the week.
Tucker is the former CEO of Triangle Capital Corp. While long involved in conservative politics, Tucker's never run for elected office.
North Carolina Museum To Host Exhibit Of Art By Musician Scott Avett
The North Carolina Museum of Art will host the first solo museum exhibition of the art of Scott Avett, a member of the musical group The Avett Brothers.
The exhibit titled I N V I S I B L E will feature large-scale portraits, prints and paintings.
Avett says that he is always thinking visually, even when he's writing music. He says the artworks are "snapshots" of his life "as it moves and changes" from the point of view of his conscience.
The 42-year-old Avett founded The Avett Brothers with his brother, Seth.
The show opens Oct. 12 and will go through Feb. 2, 2020.
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