Democrats won't seat North Carolina Republican amid election fraud claims

The state’s elections board has refused to certify the race for the House seat while it investigates absentee ballot irregularities

Democrats said on Friday they will not swear a North Carolina Republican into his US House seat until state officials resolve questions surrounding his election.

The North Carolina elections board has refused to certify the race between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready, while it investigates irregularities concerning absentee ballots. Harris holds a slim lead in unofficial results, but officials are looking into criminal allegations against an operative hired by his campaign.

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