Source: Anna Douglas, NEWS & OBSERVER, 12/10/18



An elections official who raised public concerns about someone tampering with ballots in Bladen County has now resigned, saying “Things have gotten way out of hand.” Jens Lutz, vice-chair of the Bladen County Board of Elections, says he will not stay on in that role, as state investigators continue to probe allegations of widespread absentee ballot fraud. Lutz also served in recent years as chairman of the Bladen County Democratic Party and once tried, unsuccessfully, to expand alcohol sales in Bladenboro — a dry town where stores cannot sell beer or wine.

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