A senior elections official says it was a Board of Elections computer glitch that led to incomplete information on Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory's campaign finance reports.
Kim Strach, deputy director of the state Board of Elecitons, said McCrory's first quarter reports were filled out completely to include occupation and employment information for donors. But when the state's Web site pulled the information for report searches, a glitch left some fields blank.
Strach said she discovered the error after a story highlighted the missing information in McCrory's reports. She spoke with campaign officials from the McCrory campaign today.
McCrory's campaign won't have to amend its reports. Strach said that elections officials will add the missing information to the publicly available database.
On Friday, McCrory campaign Manager Richard Hudson said campaign officials had collected the required information and submitted it according to the Board of Election's instructions. Hudson said McCrory has always stressed transparency.
"This is something that he has taken very seriously from the beginning," Hudson said.
Comments
Fess up N&O-Fairness is Expected
September 2, 2008 - 4:40pm — concerned53You published a story criticizing the McCrory campaign without getting the facts and it would have only taken a phone call to the Board of Elections. North Carolina's voters deserve better. You can start by posting a retraction not only on this website but more importantly, in your newspaper
And how about doing some research on the real story about Beverly's contributors involved in possible payoffs regarding the ethanol plant! A state employee is in jail because of this.
News & Observer Truly Does Owe McCrory an Apology
September 2, 2008 - 3:29pm — alteracI hope the N&O can print an article explaining this situtaion promptly
Re: Election official: McCrory reports complete
September 2, 2008 - 2:34pm — sweetseaAmen "concerned 53". The N&O does owe an apology but McCrory will never get one because the "Old Faithful" is in full campaign mode and tailors the headlines and stories to help their beloved liberal democrats. One would think that if they had any credibility they would pursue Pander Bear Perdue's delinguent reports but don't hold your breath. Selective relevance and indignation is the order of the day at this rag.
McCrory reports complete-Retraction is owed by N&O
September 2, 2008 - 2:12pm — concerned53This is an example of incomplete, if not biased reporting by Benjamin Niolet and the Raleigh News & Observer. Did the reporter or his editors even bother to verify the missing donor information with anyone at the Board of Elections? Did you talk with Kim Strach last week before writing this article or did Beverly tell you to write this non-story so she might try to discredit Mayor McCrory? Was Beverly's missing information over 2 years also due to computer glitches (not) or real concerns?
Take some personal responsibility for not uncovering the truth for this story. Your readers are owed a retraction for this poor example of shoddy journalism!