'It looks bad': Independent report finds no election influence, says Lewes HPARC video should have stayed up
A newly released independent investigation into Lewes’ removal of a controversial HPARC meeting video found no evidence the recording was taken down to influence the May 9 city election, which was held just two days after the May 7 HPARC meeting. The report also concluded the video should not have been removed in the first place.
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An independent report found no evidence Lewes’ HPARC video was removed to influence the election, but concluded it should have stayed online. The investigator also criticized the timing, writing, “It looks bad,” and recommended new transparency policies.