新的Hampshire AG为Hill清除了在缺席投票的电子邮件上违反道德的行为,但GOP计划进行弹劾调查。 New Hampshire AG clears Hill of ethics violations over absentee ballot email, but GOP plans impeachment inquiry.

新罕布什尔州总检察长莫莉·格雷(Molly Gray)通过电子邮件鼓励选民质疑该州缺席选票身份法, 澄清了民主行政理事会成员凯伦·列特·希尔(Karen Liot Hill)参与选举的指控。 New Hampshire Attorney General Molly Gray has cleared Democratic Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill of allegations she engaged in electioneering by encouraging voters to challenge the state’s absentee ballot ID law via email. 检察总长办公室发现没有违反道德规则,指出Hill的信息不是命令,也没有被视为命令,尽管该办公室警告不要为此目的使用政府电子邮件。 The attorney general’s office found no violation of ethics rules, noting Hill’s messages were not commands and were not seen as such, though it cautioned against using government email for such purposes. 一名州法官先前驳回了对法律提出质疑的诉讼,该法官裁定身份证要求是合理的和非歧视性的。 The lawsuit challenging the law was previously dismissed by a state judge, who ruled the ID requirements were reasonable and nondiscriminatory. 尽管获得许可,但一名共和党州立法者计划明年对希尔进行一次弹劾调查,对她的行为提出关切。 Despite the clearance, a Republican state lawmaker plans to introduce an impeachment inquiry into Hill next year, citing concerns over her conduct.