Civitas President Questions SBE Hiring Practices

Following a Civitas investigative report that revealed that Dr. E. Lee Cooley, a voter outreach specialist from the NC State Board of Elections (SBE), gave explicit instructions on how citizens can actively commit voter fraud, Dr. Cooley was placed on “investigatory leave” today by the SBE.

Civitas President Francis De Luca said, “While this is an example of the misdeeds of one employee, these misdeeds call into question the hiring practices and standards of the SBE. The primary responsibility of the State Board of Elections is to ensure that North Carolina conducts fair and accurate elections. In order to do this, the SBE should take our report and their investigation very seriously.”