Late last year, the State Board of Elections began an investigation into North Carolina's 9th Congressional District because of potential voting irregularities.
Since then, several analyses of publicly-available voter data have reinforced the idea that votes may have been manipulated in some way to benefit one of the candidates.
Listener Carol Keck wanted to know why such data is available in the first place, especially to political parties and candidates.
In this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD's Sean Bueter speaks with UNC-Greensboro political scientist Charles Prysby to find out more.
Interview Highlights
On what voter data the North Carolina Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement keeps on file:
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