Dems would ‘object’ to seating Republican in disputed North Carolina race

Incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Friday that Democrats would move to stop any attempt at seating Republican Mark Harris in North Carolina’s tumultuous 9th Congressional District race.

“Given the now well-documented election fraud that took place in NC-09, Democrats would object to any attempt by Harris to be seated on January 3,” Hoyer told the Washington Post. “In this instance, the integrity of our democratic process outweighs concerns about the seat being vacant at the start of the new Congress.”

Hoyer’s comments come the same day North Carolina’s elections board dissolved under court order without certifying a winner in the race, creating more complications and uncertainty just days before the new Congress is set to begin.

Hoyer, D-Md., previously signaled Democrats would object to Harris being seated in the House.
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“The House … has the authority over the propriety of the election,” Hoyer said earlier this month. “This is a very substantial question. [It] ought to be resolved before we seat any member.”

The state elections board has refused to certify the race between Harris and Democrat Dan McCready while it investigates absentee ballot irregularities in the congressional district stretching from the Charlotte area through several counties to the east.

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