Linda Devore Sat On The 2024 Cumberland County Board Of Elections. [Cumberland County Board of Elections, accessed 6/27/24]
Linda Devore Was A Republican. [North Carolina State Board of Elections County Board of Elections Members List, updated 11/1/23]
Linda Devore Posted An Article Titled, “Jan. 6 Wasn’t An Insurrection. Stop Calling It What It Isn’t.” [Facebook, Linda Devore, 1/15/22]
Linda Devore: “Even When Irregularities And Blatant Disregard For Our Election Laws Are Reported, Investigations Are Rarely Concluded Or Individuals Referred For Prosecution.” “Some have asked why the legislature has not done more to address problems with absentee balloting and ballot harvesting techniques that prey on the most vulnerable those unlikely to be savvy to the rules, and generally uninterested in partisan politics. [...] Even when irregularities and blatant disregard for our election laws are reported, investigations are rarely concluded or individuals referred for prosecution. And, when they are, local district attorneys take a pass. Several years ago, our legislature attempted to address the worst of it by making ballot assistance by anyone other than a legal guardian or close relative a felony. Employees of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and rest homes were specifically prohibited from providing assistance. The law set up Multi-partisan Assistance Teams (MATS), available through the Board of Elections in each county, so that the elderly and infirm could have assistance with physically completing an absentee ballot. This has largely eliminated bands of ballot harvesters who used to move freely through the halls of these facilities. But we know it has not stopped the political mercenaries who will work on behalf of whoever hires them.” [Fayetteville Observer, Op-Ed Linda Devore, 3/2/19]
Linda Devore: “While The MATS Legislation Has Helped, Those Intent On Harvesting Votes Have Devised ‘Work-Arounds,’” Citing A Vans Transporting Voters To Vote Curbside. “While the MATS legislation has helped, those intent on harvesting votes have devised ‘work-arounds.’ One often-observed technique is to transport a vehicle full of residents to vote curbside. The election worker brings out ballots to each voter, the van or car door closes, and the driver ‘assists’ those inside. The van driver may be an employee of a facility, working for a campaign, or for an organized GOTV (Get Out The Vote) effort by a Political Action Committee or community organizer type group, who has offered a ride to the polls. We have seen this locally. In one instance the van was filled with mentally-challenged adults, who appeared to have no idea where they were or what was happening. We absolutely must tighten the rules for unauthorized assistance at polling sites. Drivers should be required to remain outside the vehicle while voters, who are not close relatives, complete their ballots. Most recently the folks in Raleigh passed legislation that requires further study and recommendations on how to address the absentee ballot abuses. Good for them, but we have to do more. Tweaking the rules is like playing whack-a-mole. [...] First, we must require campaigns and political groups to identify by name every person being paid to work on their behalf. Second, and perhaps even more important, we need each campaign or political group to identify to the local county Board of Elections each paid worker the campaign intends to employ, and require that they receive basic information on election law. Perhaps they should be issued a credential that allows them to work on behalf of a campaign only after completing a simple, one-session training.” [Fayetteville Observer, Op-Ed Linda Devore, 3/2/19]
Linda Devore Criticized The Obama Administration’s Lawsuit Over North Carolina’s Voter Identification, Early Voting And Same-Day Registration Laws, Which She Reportedly Said “Will Reduce Fraud And Errors.” “The U.S. Department of Justice is suing North Carolina in federal court, contending that the state's new voter identification law and other new election laws violate the voting rights of minorities. [...] The lawsuit will address several aspects of North Carolina's 49-page revision to its election laws, including: The requirement to present a government-issued photo identification document when voting in person. The shrinkage of the early voting period to 10 days. It had been 17 days. The elimination of same-day voter registration during the early voting period. A rule against counting the provisional ballots of voters who vote in the wrong precinct. The lawsuit says these new law affects black voters at a higher rate than white voters. It contends the rules will make it harder for them to vote and are therefore illegal under the federal Voting Rights Act. [...] The lawsuit is an example of the Obama administration attempting to overstep its constitutional authority, said Cumberland County Republican Party Chairwoman Linda Devore. [...] With the lawsuit, the Justice Department is attempting go around the ruling, Devore said. The new election laws will reduce fraud and errors in North Carolina's elections and most people, including Democratic voters, like voter ID requirements, Devore said. With its three-year phased-in implementation and efforts planned to reach out to voters, Devore expects most North Carolinians who need ID will be able to get it in time for the 2016 elections, when it will be required to vote.” [Fayetteville Observer, 10/1/13]
2022: Linda Devore Said Widespread, Individual Voter Fraud Was Nearly Nonexistent, Pointing To The System’s Robust Post-Election Auditing Process. “With the 2022 midterms weeks away, elections officials, attorneys and cyber-security experts are striving to bolster public confidence in North Carolina's voting system. Cumberland County Board of Elections member Linda Devore says widespread, individual voter fraud is virtually non-existent. ‘We see isolated cases, we have isolated ballots that we may see as a problem,’ she explained. But Devore, a Republican, says a robust post-election auditing process catches those random incidents. Devore participated in a virtual town hall meeting Monday -- part of the Trusted Elections Tour, an effort by The Carter Center to inform voters in battleground states and counter baseless claims the 2020 presidential election was stolen.” [WUNC, 9/21/22]
Linda Devore Posted, “Elections Should Be Safe, Secure, And Simple. Easy To Vote. Hard To Cheat.” [Facebook, Linda Devore, 6/16/21]
2021-22: Linda Devore Contributed $650 To Friends Of Mark Robinson. [North Carolina State Board of Elections, Campaign Finance Search, accessed 6/27/24]
| Linda Devore Contributions To Mark Robinson | ||
|---|---|---|
| Committee Name | Date Occurred | Amount |
| FRIENDS OF MARK ROBINSON | 2/8/21 | $100.00 |
| FRIENDS OF MARK ROBINSON | 10/28/21 | $250.00 |
| FRIENDS OF MARK ROBINSON | 3/30/22 | $100.00 |
| FRIENDS OF MARK ROBINSON | 7/26/22 | $100.00 |
| FRIENDS OF MARK ROBINSON | 8/25/22 | $100.00 |
Mark Robinson “Spread Lies Or Promoted Conspiracies About The Legitimacy Of The 2020 Presidential Election Or Subsequent Election Cycles In Public.” [Replacing the Refs, Election Denial in North Carolina, accessed 6/3/24]
Linda Devore Opposed An Early Voting Site Next To Fayetteville State University, Leading Critics To Allege She Was Trying To Prevent Democrats From Voting. “Fayetteville-area Democrats want an early voting site in the 2020 primary next door to Fayetteville State University, but Republicans on the Cumberland County Board of Elections rejected that proposal last week. One of the Republican board members said she thought it would be illegal under a newly-enacted state law to open the site by Fayetteville State because it's near another early voting site at the Cumberland County Board of Elections office. [...] Fayetteville State and the surrounding area is heavy with Democratic voters. Val Applewhite, a prominent local Democrat and former Fayetteville City Council member, said on Facebook that she thinks Republicans voted against the Smith Recreation site in an effort to prevent Democrats from voting. Republican county Elections Board member Linda Devore disputed that. She said in the board meeting last week and on Facebook she thinks it would be illegal to open the site at Smith Recreation Center under a new law that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signed on Nov. 6. The new law says early voting sites must not ‘disproportionately favor any party, racial or ethnic group, or candidate.’” [Fayetteville Observer, 11/18/19]