RALEIGH, N.C. -- A new proposal aims to eliminate absentee ballot fraud in North Carolina.
- The new bill would make it a misdemeanor to buy or sell completed absentee ballots.
- The bill appropriates more than $345,000 in part for the NC Board of Elections to hire more staff.
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Lawmakers decided to tighten current laws following the problems uncovered in the 9th district related to ballot fraud.
The new bill would make it a misdemeanor to buy or sell completed absentee ballots.
The bill appropriates more than $345,000 in part for the NC Board of Elections to hire more staff.
"I certainly can't guarantee it is in the budget, but I will be working to make sure it is," said primary sponsor Democrat Rep. Cynthia Ball of Wake County." It's not a lot of money, so I'm hopeful that we can find a place for this modest amount of money for the tremendous impact it is going to have."
The bill has bi-partisan support.
Republican Rules Chairman David Lewis is the co-sponsor of the bill.