Overview

• In a letter obtained by WRAL, Auditor Dave Boliek told some officials that leaders of all 100 county election boards will report to and be trained by Dallas Woodhouse.
• Boliek described Woodhouse as his “eyes and ears” in the elections process and said he will coordinate a series of training events for county board leaders.
• Woodhouse’s hiring was not publicly announced, and the letter revealing the role was sent to a select group of elections officials.
• A Boliek spokesman said Woodhouse will not engage in partisan political work while serving in the position, and the State Board of Elections did not respond to requests for comment.
• Boliek assumed oversight after lawmakers shifted control from the governor to the auditor, a change the Court of Appeals allowed to proceed pending an ongoing lawsuit.