Weeks before voters go to the polls in a redo election, a Republican operative has been indicted in connection with a ballot fraud scheme that led to last year’s election being invalidated in a North Carolina House district.

The Wake County grand jury on Tuesday indicted Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr. on charges of felony obstruction of justice, perjury, conspiracy to obstruct justice and possession of absentee ballot. Seven other individuals allegedly involved were also indicted.

Dowless was previously charged with three counts of felonious obstruction of justice, two counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice and two counts of possession of absentee ballots in connection to the 2016 election and the 2018 primary.

Dowless worked for 2018 GOP nominee Mark Harris, who narrowly led Democrat Dan McCready after the November election. The North Carolina State Board of Elections refused to certify the results of that election in the face of irregularities involving absentee ballots, and the district has not had a representative in Congress since January.

After a week of evidentiary hearings earlier this year, the state board and Harris himself called for a new election. Harris declined to run again, and the GOP held a 10-way primary in May. McCready is now facing off against GOP state Sen. Dan Bishop in the redo election. Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rates the Sept. 10 contest a Toss-up.