Lawsuit claims North Carolina sheriff sworn in despite law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ” A lawsuit is challenging the acting sheriff of a rural North Carolina county who used political consultants at the center of the country’s last unresolved congressional race as the narrow winner.A lawsuit filed by the sheriff for the past four years, Democrat Lewis Hatcher, says Columbus County officials violated a state law by swearing in Republican Jody Greene before election disputes were resolved. Greene declined comment Monday through a spokeswoman. […]
