Lawsuit claims Columbus County sheriff sworn in despite violating law
RALEIGH — A second North Carolina election that employed political consultants involved in the country’s last unresolved congressional race is being challenged, and the Democrat who was forced out as sheriff after an apparent narrow loss is demanding his job back.A lawsuit filed by the sheriff for the past four years, Democrat Lewis Hatcher, contends Columbus County officials violated a state law by swearing in Republican S. Jody Greene last month before election disputes […]
