Original sentence: In June 2007, Merritt came under scrutiny because of an attempt to block a Senate bill that would have authorized same day registration.Leslie Merrit Issuing an Annual Report.Merritt alleged widespread irregularities including "24,821 invalid driver's license numbers in the voter registration database, 380 people who appear to have voted after their dates of death and others who were under age 18 when they voted.Merritt based his concern on a report his office produced, which he quickly withdrew due to substantial inaccuracies.Merritt staffer Chris Mears,  former political director for the North Carolina Republican Party, took credit for politically derailing the same day registration bill.NCGOP Press Release Concerning Mr.Professionally, he is president of a Raleigh accounting firm, a position which has pledged to resign from on June 30th, 2007
Edited sentence: According to the Democratic Party's characterizations, Merritt based his concern on a report his office produced, which he quickly withdrew due to substantial inaccuracies.Democratic Party and other liberal interest groups attacked Merritt because of an attempt to block a Senate bill that would have authorized same day registration.Further, the Democratic Party's characterizations of the situation imply that Merritt staffer Chris Mears,  former political director for the North Carolina Republican Party, was responsible for derailing the same day registration bill.In June 2007, the N.NCGOP Press Release Praising Auditor Merritt's Proactive Approach.Professionally, he served as president of Merritt, Petway, Mills & Hockaday, an accounting & auditing firm with offices in Zebulon and Raleigh, prior to being elected State Auditor.The Democrats also state that Merritt alleged widespread irregularities including "24,821 invalid driver's license numbers in the voter registration database, 380 people who appear to have voted after their dates of death and others who were under age 18 when they voted