WFAE Talks
WFAE Talks
Jennifer Lang
WFAE Talks, Episode 60: Removal Of Rowan Elections Board Chairman, CMS Boundary Lines, Magnets
21 minutes Posted Oct 16, 2015 at 7:39 pm.
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You wouldn't expect someone to be named chairman of a county's elections board when posting on social media statements such as: “To hell with the Lesbos, Queers, Liberals and baby killers.” Or, “God Bless the Confederate States of America," -- and then noting it's been "illegally occupied" since 1865 . Yet, this summer Malcolm "Mac" Butner became chairman of the Rowan County Board of Elections. That changed Thursday, when the state Board of Elections removed him by a 3-2 vote. Reporter Tom