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McCory concedes after counties finalize vote totals McCary campaign Gov. Pat McCrory concedes defeat in this YouTube video released on Monday, Dec. 5. CAMPAIGN Photo by Tbdd Luck Stuart Russell points out something on a ballot to his fellow Forsyth CountyBoard of Elections members Fleming El-Amin and Ken Raymond as they finalize the canvass on Wednesday, Nov. 30. BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Days after Forsyth County and several other counties finalized their election results, pushing Roy Cooper's lead out of state-wide recount range, Gov. Pat McCrory conced ed defeat. At a few minutes past noon on Monday, Dec. 5, McCrory ended the nation's longest governor's race. His campaign sent out a link to a YouTube video of the governor speaking about the election results. "Despite continuing questions about the voting process, I personally believe that the majority of our citizens have spoken and we should now do everything we can to sup port the 75th governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, who my adminis tration team will assist in every way to help the new administration make a smooth transition," said McCrory. Cooper declared victo ry and assembled a transi tion team weeks ago. After a narrow loss on election night, McCory refused to concede. Instead, his cam paign and N.C. GOP, filed protests in 52 counties alleging voters who were dead, felons or who moved out of their county voted. The vast majority of the protests were rejected by boards of elections (BOE) across North Carolina, which all currently have Republican majorities. This includes Forsyth BOE, which rejected all protests for this election. All but one of North Carolina's 100 counties finished their individual* canvasses last week, which involve checking the accu racy of results and count ing provisional and absen tee ballots. This caused Cooper's lead over McCrory to grow to 10,263 as of last Friday. A statewide recount can be held if the candidates are separated by less than half a percent or 10,000 votes, whichever is smaller. A recount of Durham County, ordered by the N.C. State BOE, only widened the gap as of Sunday night, as Cooper actually gained three more votes. After Cooper received . a concession call from McCrory, he sent out a statement that said he was ready to make the state a "shining beacon" by "investing in our schools, supporting working fami lies and building a state that works for everyone." "I'd like to thank all of the hardworking families in North Carolina, and I look forward to serving the greatest state in the country as your governor," he said. Forsyth County Board of Elections certified its results on Wednesday, Nov. 30, adding hundreds of votes to Cooper's lead. BOE Chair Ken Raymond said the election ran smoothly and he was confi dent in the results. He said that was because of the hard work of the board's director, Tim Tsujii, and his staff. "They were very metic ulous in how they handled ballots," said Raymond. 'Tim is a good person, he didn't let anything slip through the cracks, not one ballot, not one write-in. nothing." There were 1,850 pro visional ballots in Forsyth with 901 being accepted. Voters not being registered was by far the most com mon reason for them to be discounted. Forsyth BOE Director Tsujii said that people who move into a county often assume their voter registration will auto matically transfer, when it doesn't. He said that the provisional ballots will act as registration forms, so they will be qualified to vote in the next election. A recent ruling by the N.C. State BOE prohibits county boards from dis counting ballots without due process. This caused the local board to count three ballots that previous ly had been dismissed because the board believed they were double votes and had already counted the one cast by the registered voter. Tsujii said he also had faith in the local results of the election. He said voting equipment was throughly tested and all poll workers went through training. A mix of volunteers from both parties were at all precincts and early voting sites. And the canvass thor oughly and rigorously made sure the results were accurate. "From beginning to end, there are different safeguards in the proce dures to maintain the integrity of the election," said Tsujii. Make the dream of home ownership a reality With BNC Affordable Mortgage a fixed rate loan with low to no down payment ? 30 year fixed rate product offering options of 0% to 3% down payment* ? Owner Occupied properties only ? Purchase and rate and term refinance * Sellers concessions up to 6% ? No PMI ? Qualifying income must be at or below 80% of HUD median Income ? Homebuyer education and home inspection required * A mortgage of $150,000 with a 3% down payment at an Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of 4.112% with 0% points, no origination fee and a credit score of 620 would result in 360 monthly payments of $716.12. This is a representative example. Interest rates and APRs are based on current market rate and are for informational purposes only. Rates are subject to change without notice and may be subject to increase based on property type, loan amount, loan-to-value, credit score and other variables. The proposed example does not include tax payments or payments for flood or hazard insurance which will cause the payment to be higher. Maximum loan amount is currently $417,000.00 as of date of publication. Borrower may not have ownership in another home at the time of dosing, must not have late payments in the last 6 months and must have a minimum of 12 months rental history. Borrower must contribute a minimum of $500 and have two months of principal, interest, taxes and insurance in reserve. Escrow is required as applicable. Offer is subject to credit approval based on credit history, income and property appraisal. Minimum credit scores and maximum debt to income ratios apply. Structural and mechanical systems (such as roof, flooring, heating, etc.) must have a remaining life of at least 3 years or must be replaced prior to closing. 0% down payment will result in no property equity until such time the loan prindpal is paid down through regular mortgage payments and/or the property value appreciates. If property values decline borrower could owe more than the property's value. Interest on portion of loan that exceeds the value of the dwelling may not be tax deductible and borrower should consult a tax advisor. HUD median income varies by area and is the amount at which half of area incomes are above and half of area incomes are below that amount. Seller concessions allow the seller to pay up to 6% of the purchase price toward the home buyer's closing costs Member including loan origination fees, discount points, title search fees and prepaid items such as taxes, insurance and inspections. If combined loan to iSi value (CLTV) is greater than 100% borrower must use eligible down payment assistance program (such as FHLBA, City's DAP, NCHFA, USDA, etc). ITWUtW ? " ... , ?, , ? i . i ^ i I, i i , ' i .in i i n i i ?
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