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State of North Carolina <br />~ T~OP.~BtmG Department of Jusfl~ <br /> <br /> ~IGH <br /> 27~2-~29 <br /> <br /> October ~0, ~990 <br /> <br /> Ms. Yvonne L. ~outher]snd <br /> ~eputy ~irector " <br /> ~t. ate ~oard of Election8 <br /> ~mnpai~ Reportin~ Office <br /> <br /> ~: He~rin~ on ~tzbugh <br /> <br /> Desr M~. ~outherl~d: <br /> <br /> ~e record of the October X6, ~990, hearing before the Osbarr~ County <br /> Board of Eleetion~ on the Complaint of ~. ~it~hugh has been reviewed. <br /> <br /> As best ~ can tell, the *po]icy* orlg~ngted i~ the ~ounty M~er'8 Office <br /> ~nd wan 8gree~ to by the ~m~i~ioner8 even ~hou~h they never took <br /> ~ction on ~he m~tter. ]t appe~s that some count~ msteri~ls rog? h~ve been <br /> used but i~ doe8 no~ 8ppe~ tha~ ~y c~date has been denied ~cess to <br /> public records. <br /> <br /> '~e reco?~ involved ~e public recor~ Bcce~ible to 8ny one. As long <br /> no member of the public hs~ been denied 8cc~ to~ the records, ~he pub]io <br /> record~ law Im~ not been violated. The procedures followe~ by the count~ <br /> derJn~ the proce~ of d~closure ~e st.rlct]y inte~l m~tters. Any 8ba~e <br /> publle money in the form of ~d~tiona], ~nec~ary eopy~g expe~ or <br /> ~dd~{ion~] employee time ~s to be gddre~e~ either by individual cltizen~ in the <br /> form o~ tBxpsyer sui~ or by the district 8ttorney. <br /> <br /> ~ stsnd by my ori~al view thst th~s is not 8 mstter covered by the <br /> Campaign Finance Reporting Act or any other election Jaws, but, rather, an <br /> internal county matter which the Board of ~lectlons should not be involved ~itb. <br /> <br /> Ve~ t~ly yours. <br /> <br /> LACY H. THORNBU~G <br /> ~Attm'ney General ?] <br /> <br /> · harles M. Hense~ <br /> Special Depu[y Attorney Gene~ <br /> <br /> CMHIh <br /> <br /> An Equal Op~nunlty/Affltmatlve Action Employer <br /> <br /> <br />