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State Board of Elections chairman Larry Leake commended the treasurer of former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign.

Dave Horne testified that he knew little about flights Easley was taking. Campaign treasurers are responsible for certifying finance reports are accurate. Leake said Horne should be commended for questioning an invoice for flights that turned out to be falsified.

And he said no evidence showed that Horne knew about the flights.

"We have to have people willing to be campaign treasurers," Leake said. "A campaign treasurer can't be held responsible for everything that happens in a campaign or we won't have any campaigns."