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Election Board issues warning about vote fraud By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News The three members of the Yancey County Board of Elections have issued a written warning about the risk of voter fraud in the ongoing general election. “Once again there are allegations of voter fraud in the county,” the statement signed by the board states. “All citizens should be aware that each and every allegation of voter fraud will first be investigated by this office and our findings forwarded to the State Board of Elections for possible forwarding to the SBI for charges without fail.” “Everyone should be aware that there is an ongoing SBI investigation into alleged vote fraud in the 2010 election, and new allegations of this type will be included in said investigation. Party affiliation, status or position will not preclude this office from seeking charges on anyone committing voter fraud.”
The criminal investigation into the 2010 General Election began before election day that November after the state Board of Election received numerous complaints from Yancey residents alleging misuse of written absentee ballots and improper one-stop voting. Interviewed in early 2011, McCurry told the Yancey County News that technicians seized every mailed in absentee ballot cast in the 2010 General Election. “There is actually a paper trail; the absentee envelopes … the absentee ballots, the one-stop ballots, the absentee requests” were all seized. Regarding the current election, the board wrote: “If any voter is offered money or anything of value or feels intimidated to vote for a particular candidate or political party, please call this office at 828682-3950 and report the incident immediately.” Photo by Jonathan Austin/Yancey County News The statement was signed by A birds-eye view of the widened U.S. 19 on Madison Mountain. A ceremony McCurry, Board Secretary Gary will be held Friday, Nov. 2, to officially open the widened U.S. 19 from Mars Boone, and Member Joe Scott. Hill to Jack’s Creek. Gov. Bev Perdue and Eugene A. Conti Jr., secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation will attend. The dedication will be held at 11:15 a.m. at the Yancey-Madison county line on U.S. 19. In case of inclement weather, the dedication will be held at the Yancey County courthouse.
Local hospitals used drugs with potential problems By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine and Mission Hospital in Asheville used an injectable eye drug that was made by a New England compounding pharmacy Photo by Jonathan Austin/Yancey County News and is now a concern to the Food Inset, a worker applies asphalt to a stretch of North Main Street fronting the and Drug Administration over First Baptist Church. The church and others had asked the town and county doubts of its sterility. to help cover the cost of paving the area, which was potholed and worn. The Officials with Mission Health, striping was applied this week. which owns both hospitals, have
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confirmed that approximately 500 patients at Mission or Blue Ridge Regional were administered ophthalmic medications supplied by the New England Compounding Center that pose a potential risk for infection. Mission is contacting all of the patients and advising them to contact their medical provider if they develop certain specified symptoms. Mission Health has See Page 5
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