Backlash over partisan polling-site meddling prompts NC operative resignation

A North Carolina GOP operative resigned after evidence showed the State Auditor’s office pressured local election boards to adopt partisan early voting plans, including pressuring against campus polling sites. The scandal underscores ongoing partisan influence in election administration since Republicans took control of the state board of elections, drawing bipartisan backlash and public-records scrutiny as counties finalize their November plans and the State Board prepares to rule in August.