North Carolina Republican Accused of Illegal ‘Ballot Harvesting’

North Carolina Republican Accused of Illegal ‘Ballot Harvesting’
Republican Congressional candidate for North Carolina's 13th district Ted Budd (R), and 9th district Mark Harris (L) are introduced by President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum on October 26, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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North Carolina Republican Mark Harris is embroiled in a post-election “ballot harvesting” controversy not unlike recent midterm election concerns emanating from California, where a state law legalized the collection and return of absentee ballots by third parties.

That practice helped flip seven GOP House seats to Democrats in California, including the entirety of the traditionally conservative Orange County. Now, it is the Republican Party’s turn to grapple with the implications of potential ballot harvesting fraud.