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Cumberland County Board of Elections recesses protest hearing after new testimony, admits DS200 tape into evidence
Summary
At a hearing on an election protest by Dennis C. Smith Sr., witnesses testified that a town clerk sent texts on election day; the board admitted a DS200 machine tape into evidence and recessed, scheduling a reconvened hearing for Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. to allow service of subpoenas and additional testimony.
The Cumberland County Board of Elections recessed a hearing on an election protest after hearing new witness testimony and accepting an on‑site voting machine tape into evidence.
Dennis C. Smith Sr., who filed the protest challenging the results of the Town of Godwin commissioners election, told the board the clerk sent political text messages from town hall on election day and asked the county board to consider ordering a new election if the board finds the clerk's actions violated state law. "Sending political instructions from town hall even 10 minutes can constitute a clear violation," Smith said in an opening statement citing North Carolina election statutes. He asked the board to consider whether newly discovered testimony impeaches prior testimony given by the town clerk at a December evidentiary hearing.
The hearing…
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