[WASHINGTONTIMES] Two weeks after the vote, the election still isn’t over in North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, formally requested a recount Tuesday after filing more than 50 challenges alleging voter fraud as the latest tally showed him trailing his Democratic rival, Attorney General Roy Cooper, by anywhere from 7,000 to 9,000 votes.
A recount would go into effect if the candidates are separated by fewer than 10,000 votes after all ballots are tabulated in a race with nearly 4.7 million votes cast.
While Democrats have pressured Mr. McCrory to concede, saying he has little chance of making up the deficit, the governor’s campaign has countered with examples of voter fraud, including ballots cast by dead people, ineligible felons and those also voting in other states.
"With many outstanding votes yet to be counted for the first time, legal challenges, ballot protests and voter-fraud allegations, we must keep open the ability to allow the established recount process to ensure every legal vote is counted properly," McCrory campaign manager Russell Peck said in a statement.
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