N.C. election officials, GOP leaders revealed to have close ties to key election denial group

“The nightmare scenario is that they’ll hold up certification. They’ll force state officers to go to court to compel them to certify the results while they spread disinformation about widespread voter fraud and non-citizen voting,” said Arn Pearson, executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy, which issued its own report documenting election denialism among candidates and officials in 2024 swing states, including North Carolina.