State Elections Executive Director Calls Out Democrat State Chair For Spreading False Information Ahead Of Municipal Elections
Over the weekend, Sam Hayes, the Executive Director for the North Carolina State Board of Elections, called out Democrat State Party Chair, Anderson Clayton, for spreading false information about the municipal election. Hayes is the effectively the chief election administrator, overseeing the administrative elections across North Carolina.
On Saturday morning, the North Carolina Democrat Party said, “Today, the NCDP got unofficial confirmation that the NCSBE Voter Search tool is down in 94 out of 100 counties, and its impacting poll workers’ ability to quickly identify and register voters.” And then went on to rhetorically attack Republicans, with Clayton adding her thoughts by saying, “AND WHERE IN THE HELL IS STATE AUDITOR DAVE BOLIEK?”
In a more measured response, Hayes said, “The State Board of Elections’ Voter Search tool and other online voter tools are back up and running after a temporary outage Saturday.
Contrary to the statements from the North Carolina Democratic Party, there was no disruption to operations at polling places on Saturday. Anderson Clayton, Chair of the NC Democratic Party, is either ignorant or intentionally spreading misinformation. Since his first day as executive director, Executive Director Sam Hayes has been working diligently to update election software that was neglected by the previous director and the then-Democratic majority. Again, there was no interruption to voting.
Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Election Day. For more information, see: 10 Tips for Election Day Voters: 2025 Municipal Elections Edition.”
In contrast to the North Carolina Democrats, on Friday as we previously reported, the North Carolina Republican Party referred a potentially illegal cash-for-votes scheme in Wilmington.
Tim’s Take: Both the Republican and Democrat Party play an important role in observing the election process in North Carolina to identify potential issues. The Republicans identified and reported a clear issue, while the Democrats simply published an incomplete report that diminished their credibility.
