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Board refers two alleged election-law violations to district attorney over undisclosed campaign materials
Summary
Following complaints from the League of Women Voters and local residents, the Lawrence County Board of Elections voted to forward two matters — a postcard marked "l w v" and undisclosed handouts distributed in New Wilmington borough — to the Lawrence County District Attorney for investigation. Public commenters said the materials likely influenced voters.
The Lawrence County Board of Elections voted Nov. 21 to refer two complaints about campaign materials to the Lawrence County District Attorney's Office for investigation.
County solicitor Jason Madore told the board the first complaint came from a representative of the League of Women Voters and concerned a postcard mailed in the Newcastle City Council race that was annotated underneath the recipient address with the handwritten initials "l w v," which the League said could be interpreted as its…
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