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What’s wrong with mail in ballots for the 2020 election?
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2020-10-26 at 2:52 PM UTC
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2020-10-26 at 3:33 PM UTC
Originally posted by Bill Krozby I threw a cigarette in a ballot box in my hood where I know the libs were putting them into
Exactly conservitards are the ones who do this type of ghetto shit about civil elections.
Then they make up retarded fanfics about how librulz do all the stuff they dream of to justify their bullshit.
Disgusting third world nigger behaviour, as expected from trash like you.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2020-10-26 at 3:44 PM UTC
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2020-10-26 at 3:47 PM UTC
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2020-10-26 at 3:49 PM UTC
Originally posted by ORACLE Exactly conservitards are the ones who do this type of ghetto shit about civil elections.
Then they make up retarded fanfics about how librulz do all the stuff they dream of to justify their bullshit.
Disgusting third world nigger behaviour, as expected from trash like you.
Trump literally voted illegally for himself this year.
Pretty much if conservatives accuse the left of doing something, it means they're the ones doing it. Lukashenko did the same things the GOP is doing. -
2020-10-26 at 5:35 PM UTC
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2020-10-26 at 6:02 PM UTC
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2020-10-26 at 7:17 PM UTC
Originally posted by ORACLE Yes. It's just virtually impossible to change and election with it. The only time an election has ever been stolen recently is the Florida recount being denied to give it to Bush.
Should be noted that they stopped that mid-recount, and that the recount was happening on a ruling the FL Supreme Court made. Then it went federal and got shut down. So much for states running their own elections amirite? I thought Republicans didn't like big government.... -
2020-10-27 at 2:02 PM UTC
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2020-10-27 at 2:52 PM UTC
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2020-10-27 at 2:59 PM UTC
Originally posted by ORACLE There is no evidence for it, if you think it has happened then present evidence.
https://politics.theonion.com/voter-fraud-myth-vs-fact-1819594173
MYTH: There are thousands of documented cases of people voting under fake names
FACT: There are thousands of documented cases of people voting under Hispanic names
MYTH: On Election Day, people are bussed in from different states in order to vote multiple times
FACT: No bus has ever achieved speeds high enough to accomplish this
MYTH: It’s easy to vote using a deceased person’s name
FACT: While it’s actually quite difficult, voting under the name of a deceased person can be a touching and poignant tribute to a loved one who has passed
MYTH: After voting, many people get back in line wearing a big cowboy hat and handlebar mustache
FACT: Three children covered by a long overcoat pretending to be an adult is a much more common technique
MYTH: Voter ID laws reinforce a racist system
FACT: Most things reinforce a racist system
MYTH: Widespread voter fraud is one of the most pressing issues facing the United States
FACT: Widespread belief in voter fraud is one of the most pressing issues facing the United States
MYTH: Thousands of dead people voted in last year’s election
FACT: We are all much closer to death after last year’s election
This was 2017.... they weren't wrong... -
2020-10-27 at 3:05 PM UTCI'm dropping off 2 votes for trump today in person
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2020-10-27 at 3:07 PM UTC
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2020-10-27 at 5:31 PM UTCThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-10-27 at 6:16 PM UTCyeah I know the chances are slim as fuk itl change anything up here but I had to vote so I could cancel my friends vote cuz he's such a bitch
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2020-10-27 at 6:28 PM UTC
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2020-10-27 at 6:59 PM UTC
Originally posted by ORACLE Once again rightards scaremonger and blame the left for some shit they really want to do themselves first
Arizona
2020
Randy Allen Jumper
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots, Duplicate Voting
Randy Allen Jumper voted twice in the 2016 general election. He voted by absentee ballot in Arizona and again by absentee ballot in Nevada. He pleaded guilty to attempted illegal voting, a class 6 felony. He was sentenced to two years probation, fined $5,000, and is barred from voting in Arizona.
Source: bit.ly/3hZNpdt, bit.ly/2WCYBDI
California
2020
April Atilano
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
April Atilano, of Monterey County, pleaded guilty to 6 counts of felony voter fraud for falsifying voter registration forms. Atilano falsified a number of voter registration cards by changing party affiliation and forging signatures. The forms were submitted to the Madera County Registrar of Voters in July 2019. Atilano was sentenced to one year in prison and three years probation.
Source: bit.ly/2yDuzGY
California
2020
Jentry Jasperson
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Jentry Jasperson, of Pacifica, forged signatures for a referendum iniative and paid a $5 fee per signature. She was reported to have forged over 100 signatures, most of which were actual country residents. Peterson was charged with 10 counts of perjury by declaration, 5 counts of identity theft, and 5 counts of signing fictious or forged names to a petition. She pleaded guilty to 2 counts of perjury by declaration, a felony, and was sentenced to 2 years in county jail.
Source: bit.ly/38Zlvtc , bit.ly/32qs5pX , Case no. 18-NF-002566-B
California
2020
Bradley Jasperson
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Bradley Jasperson, of Pacifica, forged signatures for a referendum initiative and was paid a $5 fee per signature. He was reported to have forged over 100 signatures, most of which were actual country residents. Peterson was charged with 10 counts of perjury by declaration, 5 counts of identity theft, and 5 counts of signing of fictious or forged name to petition. He pleaded guilty to 2 counts of perjury by declaration, a felony, and was sentenced to 2 years in county jail.
Source: bit.ly/38Zlvtc , bit.ly/32qs5pX, Case no. 18-NF-002566-A
California
2020
Norman Hall
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Norman Hall, of Los Angeles, participated in scheme to give homeless people on Skid Row cash and cigarettes in exchange for fraudulently signing ballot petition initiatives and filling out voter registration forms. These crimes took place during both the 2016 and 2018 election cycles. Hall was charged with circulating a petition with false names, and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 1 year in county jail, 3 years of probation, and was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service.
Source: nbcnews.to/38eXj4M , bit.ly/2VFtk3f
California
2020
Richard Howard
Criminal Conviction
Buying Votes, Ballot Petition Fraud
Richard Howard was involved in a scheme that offered cigarettes and money to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for fake signatures on ballot initiatives and voter registration forms. This resulted in hundreds of fraudulent signatures. He pleaded no contest to one felony count of subscribing a fictitious name, or the name of another to an initiative petition and registration of a fictitious person. He was sentenced to a suspended sentence of three years and three years of probation.
Source: bit.ly/3kUNeSa, bit.ly/314Q6Us
California
2020
Louis Wise
Criminal Conviction
Buying Votes, Ballot Petition Fraud
Louis Wise was involved in a scheme that offered cigarettes and money to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for fake signatures on ballot initiatives and voter registration forms. This resulted in hundreds of fraudulent signatures. He pleaded no contest to one felony count of subscribing a fictitious name, or the name of another to an initiative petition and registration of a fictitious person. He was sentenced to a suspended sentence of 16 months in state prison and three years of formal probation.
Source: bit.ly/3kUNeSa, bit.ly/314Q6Us
California
2020
Christopher Williams
Criminal Conviction
Buying Votes, Ballot Petition Fraud
Christopher Williams was involved in a scheme that offered cigarettes and money to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for fake signatures on ballot initiatives and voter registration forms. This resulted in hundreds of fraudulent signatures. He pleaded no contest to one felony count of circulating an initiative or petition containing false, forged or fictitious names. Williams was sentenced to 3 years’ probation.
Source: bit.ly/3kUNeSa, bit.ly/314Q6Us
California
2020
Nickey Huntley
Criminal Conviction
Buying Votes, Ballot Petition Fraud
Nickey Huntley was involved in a scheme that offered cigarettes and money to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for fake signatures on ballot initiatives and voter registration forms. This resulted in hundreds of fraudulent signatures. He pleaded no contest to one felony count of circulating an initiative or petition containing false, forged or fictitious names. Huntley was sentenced to 3 years’ probation.
Source: bit.ly/3kUNeSa, bit.ly/314Q6Us
Louisiana
2020
Delores "Dee" Handy
Criminal Conviction
Illegal "Assistance" At The Polls
Delores "Dee" Handy, of Crowley was found guilty of failing to mark a ballot as instructed when assisting an eldery voter, a misdemeanor. She is schedule to be sentenced on September 24, 2020. The potential penalty for this crime is one year imprisonment, a fine up to $1,000, or both.
Source: bit.ly/2FE2F1h
New Mexico
2020
Dyon Herrera
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Dyon Hererra, of Espanola, conspired with Laura Seeds to falsify absentee ballots in support of Seeds' husband's candidacy for mayor in 2016. Hererra forged the signatures of his grandparents on absentee ballots. The candidate that he casted the ballots in favor of won the race by two votes. Herrera was charged with conspiracy to violate the municipal election code of Espanola, a fourth degree felony, and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 18 months probation.
Source: bit.ly/2vrkETH , bit.ly/39jnN6p, Case no. D-117-CR-201800047
New Mexico
2020
Laura Seeds
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Laura Seeds, of Espanola, conspired with Dyon Herrera to falsify several absentee ballots in favor of Seeds' husband, a city councilman who was running for mayor in 2016. Seeds was charged with two counts of making false statements relative to the municipal election code, one count of conspiracy to violate the municipal election code, and ten counts of possession of another person's absentee ballot. Seeds was found guilty of two counts of making false statements relative to the municipal election code and two counts of possession of another person's absentee ballot, which are all fourth degree felonies. She was sentenced to six months of house arrest, followed by five years of supervised probation.
Source: bit.ly/2VC4Sjo , bit.ly/3csaC5f, Case no. D-117-CR-201800048
Virginia
2020
Lauren Creekmore Peabody
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Lauren C. Peabody, of Virginia Beach, worked as a campaign staffer for the GOP candidate in the 2nd Congressional District of VA. In that role, she signed off on petition signatures, that she did not witness, to get Shaun Brown, a Democrat, on the ballot as an Independent in order to take away votes from the Democratic nominee (her boss's main opponent). The signatures were forgeries of deceased individuals and former residents. She was charged with two counts of election fraud and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of "willful neglect of election duty." She received a 12-month suspended sentence based on a year of good behavior and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.
Source: bit.ly/3cwtb7A
West Virginia
2020
Tess Alayna Bishop
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Tess Bishop, of Salt Lake City, UT,voted "unlawfully and knowingly" in a Harper's Ferry municipal election where her father, Wayne Bishop, was elected mayor by a margin of 14 votes. Bishop was charged with one count of illegal voting, and pled guilty to the charge. She was sentenced to 3 days of incarceration, that could be served by completing 24 hours of community service, and ordered to pay all court fees.
Source: bit.ly/2voiHqT , bit.ly/2VxoXHw
Alabama
2019
Elbert Melton
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Elbert Melton, the former mayor of Gordon, illegally notarized two ballots, without witnesses present, during the 2016 election in which he was running for mayor. Melton won that race by only 16 votes. Melton was convicted on two counts of absentee ballot fraud, was removed from office, and was sentenced to serve one year in prison followed by two years of probation.
Source: https://bitly.com/ bit.ly/2SPvL2X, bit.ly/30nEY2m, bit.ly/2TPo3Dt
Arizona
2019
Richard John Greenfield
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Richard Greenfield voted twice in the 2016 election. He voted in person in Arizona and again in Nevada. He pleaded guilty to one felony count of Attempted Illegal Voting. He was sentenced to two years’ probation, ordered to complete 100 hours of community restitution, and fined $4,575.
Source: bit.ly/314Poqg, bit.ly/3kUMNr0
California
2019
Gustavo Araujo Lerma
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Gustavo Araujo Lerma, a Mexican citizen who resides in Sacramento County, illegally assumed the identity of American citizen Hiram Enrique Velez, and illegally voted repeatedly over two decades. Lerma was convicted in federal court of one count of aggravated identity theft, one count of making a false statement on a passport application, and five counts of voting by an alien in a federal election. Lerma, a self-described Republican donor and ardent Trump supporter, now faces up to two years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced in November.
Source: bit.ly/323ErD1, bit.ly/2PgcOVR
California
2019
Gustavo Araujo Lerma
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Gustavo Araujo Lerma, of Sacramento, is an illegal immigrant from Mexico. After fraudulently assuming the identity of "Hiram Enrique Velez" in 1992, Lerma applied for a US passport under his assumed name and then obtained citizenship for himself and his wife. Thereafter, he and his wife fraudulently voted multiple times in elections. Lerma was charged with aggrevated identity theft, making a false statement on a passport application, and five counts of voting by an alien in federal elections, and was found guilty on all counts. He was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.
Source: bit.ly/2T6Mz3W, bit.ly/3a8enL9
California
2019
Richard Davis
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Richard Davis, of Pacific Grove, registered four dogs (Pfeiffer, Chantarelle, Rocky, and Cooper) and his deceased father to vote between 2013 and 2018. Davis was charged with voter registration fraud. He pled guilty and was sentenced to three years of probation and 48 hours of community service.
Source: bit.ly/3cClDB8 , bit.ly/32NCo7Q
Mississippi
2019
Valerie Smith
Criminal Conviction
Miscellaneous
Valerie Smith, a former Canton city clerk, falsely attested to witnessing voters swear their applications before her. Smith was charged with 15 felony counts, and pleaded guilty to a charge that she violated voter registration statutes. She was sentenced to a year of probation and ordered to pay a fine and cover the costs of the investigation.
Source: bit.ly/2YH6smU, bit.ly/2KGr4lo
Mississippi
2019
Donnell Robinson
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Donnell Robinson, of Canton, illegally reigistered and voted despite being ineligible due to prior criminal convictions. Robinson pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanor voter fraud. He was sentenced to one year in county jail, which was suspended, placed on six months' probation, and ordered to pay a $250 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2YH6smU
Mississippi
2019
Cary Johnson
Diversion Program
Buying Votes
Cary Johnson, the former Canton Fire Chief, bought votes using money and beer in his 2017 race for fire chief. Johnson was indicted on three counts of voter fraud, but as part of a plea deal, he plead guilty to one count and was admitted to a pre-trial diversion program. Johnson was given one year to complete the program in order to avoid a felony conviction.
Source: bit.ly/2MdJLzR, bit.ly/2YJ6Ukr
Mississippi
2019
Jennifer Robinson
Diversion Program
False Registrations, Ineligible Voting
Jennifer Robinson, of Canton, falsely registered for an absentee ballot and then voted in 2017 municipal elections. She was charged with multiple counts of voter fraud and voting by an unqualified person. As part of a plea deal, she was admitted to a pre-trial diversion program.
Source: bit.ly/2MdJLzR, bit.ly/2Kvjs6f, bit.ly/2MZ68J8
Mississippi
2019
Andrew Grant
Criminal Conviction
Buying Votes
Andrew Grant, a city alderman in Canton, tried to buy at least one person's vote in the 2017 municipal election in which he was running. Grant was charged with four counts of voter fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit voter. Grant pleaded guilty to one conspiracy charge. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, which was suspended, and he resigned from office.
Source: bit.ly/2MVSrus, bit.ly/2MeHl4a
Mississippi
2019
Courtney Rainey
Criminal Conviction
Miscellaneous
Courtney Rainey, school board member, director of human and cultural needs in Canton, and 2019 judicial candidate, engaged in numerous illegal acts during the 2017 municipal election. Among others, she bought votes with cash and gift cards, and then attempted to intimidate one of the voters to stimy the criminal case against her. Rainey faced a litany of charges, including voter fraud, conspiracy, and witness intimidation. Rainey was convicted of voter intimidation and acquited of conspiracy, but a jury failed to deliver a verdict on the voter fraud charge, meaning Rainey likely faces another trial. She will be sentenced in September on the intimidation conviction.
Source: bit.ly/33wa5KT, bit.ly/2OOjkmu
North Carolina
2019
Denslo Allen Paige
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Denslo Allen Paige, of Wake County was found guilty of aiding and abetting voting by an alien. Paige, a volunteer and former election official, was found to have assisted her boyfriend, Guadalupe Espinosa-Pena, a non-citizen, to register and vote in the 2016 general election. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two months in prison, one year of probation, and $275 in fines.
Source: bit.ly/2CmbtY8
North Carolina
2019
Ninth Congressional District of North…
Official Finding
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
A general election for the seat in the Ninth Congressional district was decertified by North Carolina State Board of Elections after credible allegations of absentee ballot abuse arose. Officials became suspicious when 61% of the vote-by-mail ballots were cast for the Republican candidate, despite the fact that only 16% of the mail-by-ballot were registered Republicans. Multiple people, including the Republican candidate's son, expressed their suspicions that a political contractor illegally organized the collection of absentee ballots and completed empty mail-in ballots. The Board of Elections ordered a new election to fill the seat and the contractor was subsequently indicted.
Source: nyti.ms/3chkRZS
New Hampshire
2019
Charles Eugene Cartier Jr
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Charles Eugene Cartier Jr. knowingly voted twice in the 2016 general election. Cartier pleaded guilty to voting in more than one state, a Class B felony. After voting in Massachusetts, he then voted in his home state of New Hampshire. The was discovered after New Hampshire started participating in the Interstate Crosscheck Program, a multi-state database that compares voter information to identify who is registered in multiple states and who voted more than once. Cartier was given a suspended sentence of 60 days, fined $1,000, assessed an additional penalty of $240, and lost his right to vote in future New Hampshire elections.
Source: bit.ly/35FVr3W
New Hampshire
2019
Spencer McKinnon
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations, Duplicate Voting
Spencer McKinnon, a student studying at the University of New Hampshire, mailed an absentee ballot to his hometown of Dracut, Massachusetts and then registered to vote in Durham, New Hampshire. His attempt to vote twice in the 2016 election was detected thanks to New Hampshire's participating in the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. McKinnon pleaded guilty to providing a false statement on a voter registration form, a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to serve six months in a state correctional facility, but that sentence was suspended on the condition that McKinnon pay a $2,000 fine and complete 200 hours of community service. He was also stripped of his right to vote in New Hampshire.
Source: bit.ly/2MbeC0d, bit.ly/2ZRpweB, bit.ly/2YTChrX
New Hampshire
2019
John S. Fleming Jr.
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
John S. Fleming Jr., a registered Republican of Hampton, cast an absentee ballot in Hampton in the 2016 general election after having already cast an in-person ballot in Belchertown, MA for the same election. He was charged with voting in more than one state and pleaded guilty to the Class B felony charge. He was sentenced to a 60 day suspended prison sentence based on a year of good behavior, ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, assessed an additional $240 fee, and lost the right to vote in all future New Hampshire elections.
Source: bit.ly/3budMVj, bit.ly/2S02sZ7
New Hampshire
2019
Robert Bell
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Robert Bell, of Atkinson, voted twice in the 2018 midterm election, in Florida and New Hampshire.He was convicted by a jury of duplicate voting in more than one state, a Class B felony, and was ordered to complete 50 hours of community service and pay a $1,000 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2TsqBaC , bit.ly/2PvFR5m
New Hampshire
2019
Grace Fleming Jr.
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Grace Fleming Jr., a registered Republican of Hampton, cast an absentee ballot in Hampton for the 2016 general election after having already cast an in-person ballot in Belchertown, MA. She was charged with voting in more than one state and pleaded guilty to the Class B felony charge. She was sentenced to a 60-day suspended sentence based on a year of good behavior, ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, assessed an additional $240 fee, and lost the right to vote in all future New Hampshire elections.
Source: bit.ly/3budMVj, bit.ly/2S02sZ7The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2020-10-27 at 6:59 PM UTCNorth Carolina
2016
Lumberton, NC
Official Finding
Election Overturned
Following a contested election because of voter irregularities for the Precinct 7 City Council seat in the town of Lumberton, the State Board of Elections ordered new election. In the initial election for the City Council seat, incumbent Leon Maynor held a one-vote lead over challenger Laura Sampson after several recounts. The second election also had problems, with Maynor successfully challenging the residency of 20 voters. Ultimately, roughly half of the 850 provisional ballots cast were thrown out for various reasons, and in the final tally Maynor retained his seat by a 20-vote margin.
Source: bit.ly/2fmbefO, bit.ly/2fjuwVs, bit.ly/2ev5P7c
North Carolina
2016
Pembroke, NC
Official Finding
Election Overturned
For more than a year, the town of Pembroke had no mayor. Challenges stemming from voting irregularities and possible fraud continue long after a disputed November 2015 election and a March 2016 re-do. In the 2015 election, former town councilman Allen Dial won the mayoral post, but following residency challenges by runner-up Greg Cummings, the State Board of Elections ordered a new election be held. Cummings prevailed in that election, but ongoing challenges prevented him from assuming office. In August, four ballots were thrown out for being improperly cast, and Cummings is still ahead in the vote tally. Pembroke's recent electoral history is colorful to say the least, having had to re-do an election in 2014 as well.
Source: bit.ly/2fmbefO, bit.ly/2eGKxAY, bit.ly/2fjDC4o
New Hampshire
2016
Derek Castonguay
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Derek Castonguay pleaded guilty to voter fraud in Salem District Court on January 15, 2016. While a resident of Manchester, Castonguay voted in the towns of Salem and Windham in the general election of 2014, using addresses where he previously resided. Castonguay received a 12-month suspended sentence and was ordered to pay a $1,000.00 fine plus a 24 percent penalty assessment. In addition to the sentence and fine, Castonguay loses his right to vote under the New Hampshire Constitution, Part I, Article 11.
Source: bit.ly/2f8qFY6, bit.ly/2e8tQCd, bit.ly/2fKZar9
New Hampshire
2016
Nancy Sullivan
Civil Penalty
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Nancy Sullivan, a resident of Windham, admitted having committed voter fraud in the 2014 general election. Sullivan fraudulently obtained an absentee ballot in the name of her son, Avery Galloway, by forging his signature on an absentee ballot request form, as well as on the envelope containing the completed ballot. Sullivan avoided criminal prosecution and the permanent loss of her ability to vote by paying a fine as a civil penalty and signing a consent agreement with the Attorney General.
Source: bit.ly/2e8tQCd
Nevada
2016
Tina Marie Parks
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Tina Marie Parks pleaded guilty to one felony voter registration offense. She was initially charged with 11 felony offenses for having improperly completed others' voter registration forms. She was sentenced to 19_48 months in prison.
Source: bit.ly/2u9PTPI, bit.ly/2t9IdsK, bit.ly/2uMy4nT
New York
2016
Harold Baird
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Harold Baird, of Sullivan County, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to submit false voter registrations. Although not a resident of Bloomingburg, Baird--a former town supervisor of Mamakating, NY--sought to run for a village trustee position there in 2014. His losing bid for the office was part of a scheme with real estate developers to manipulate the election process so that Baird would later give favorable treatment to their development project.
Source: bit.ly/2i32MpN, bit.ly/2uPvGvJ, bit.ly/2tvGArc
New York
2016
Ana Cuevas
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Ana Cuevas, a campaign aide for Hector Ramirez, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after she and other staff went door to door tricking potential voters into signing absentee ballot applications. They then took the applications to the Board of Elections, retrieved the absentee ballots, and voted for Ramirez without the voters' knowledge. Cuevas was sentenced to conditional discharge.
Source: nydn.us/1eiRojr, on.nyc.gov/2frgW1y
New York
2016
Ernest Everett
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Ernest Everett was convicted on three counts of offering a false instrument for filing. Everett was initially charged with second-degree forgery and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing. The charges stemmed from Everett filing nominating petitions that he knew were falsified with the Rensselaer County Board of Elections to run in the Democratic primary for mayor in 2015. Three of the seven misdemeanor charges were subsequently dismissed. Of the four remaining misdemeanor charges, a jury found Everett guilty of three counts of offering a false instrument for filing. Everett received a sentence of 90 hours of community service, to be served through the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Work Program.
Source: bit.ly/2pmtOLv, bit.ly/2q6Q9ee, bit.ly/2oMZtmc
New York
2016
Hector Ramirez
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Hector Ramirez pleaded guilty to one count of criminal possession of a forged instrument. Ramirez, a 2014 State Assembly Candidate for the 86th District Assemby District, deceived voters into giving their absentee ballots to his campaign on the false premise that the campaign would then submit the ballots. Instead, Ramirez's campaign inserted his name on at least thirty-five of the absentee ballots. Ramirez initially won the 2014 race, but a recount determined he had lost by two votes. In lieu of jail time, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Steven Barrett imposed a three-year ban on Ramirez running for office. Ramirez could face jail time if he runs for office in violation of his three-year ban. Prior to his guilty plea, Ramirez unsuccessfully ran for the same state assembly seat on numerous occasions, most recently in the 2016 election.
Source: nydn.us/2oMjycA, nydn.us/2p4LACJ, bit.ly/2oMRy8o
Pennsylvania
2016
Myron Cowher, Dmitry Kupershmidt
Criminal Conviction
Altering The Vote Count
Myron Cowher and Dmitry Kupershmidt were found guilty of attempting to rig a May 2014 election in the private community of Wild Acres Lakes. According to Wild Acres Property Manager Robert Depaolis, Cowher approached him and asked him to provide Cowher with ballots that were due to be mailed to property owners in the community who seldom voted, for the express purpose of filling out those ballots and guaranteeing victory for Cowher's preferred Board of Directors candidates. Depaolis went to the state police, who surveilled a meeting where Depaolis handed over the ballots, catching Cowher in the act of filling out the mail-in ballots. He was arrested and subsequently convicted on 217 counts, including forgery, identity theft, and criminal conspiracy. His accomplice, Kupershmidt, was found guilty on 190 counts. Cohwer received a sentence of between 18 months and four years in a state correctional facility, and was ordered to pay a $10,850 fine. Kuperschmidt's sentencing has been delayed due to a change in attorneys.
Source: bit.ly/2lpcJOx, bit.ly/2lphGqI, bit.ly/2mm85yE
Pennsylvania
2016
Robin Trainor, Laura Murtaugh
Criminal Conviction
Impersonation Fraud At The Polls
Robin Trainor, 56, and Laura Murtaugh, 57, were each sentenced to a year of probation and will not be allowed to vote for the next four years after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of election code violations. According to witnesses, Trainor, who was serving as the judge of elections at the polling place (even though she was disqualified from doing so as a public official), went into the voting booth with her husband and told him how to vote. She then stepped out of the voting booth, spoke to Murtaugh (who was serving as the minority elections inspector at the polling place), signed the election register under her 23-year-old son's name, reset the voting machine, returned to the voting booth, and cast a ballot in his name. Trainor pleaded guilty to two charges--failure to perform duty and falsely holding the position of an election officer--and Murtaugh pleaded guilty to failure to perform her duty. As part of their plea bargains, the felony charges against them were dismissed.
Source: bit.ly/2f8z2D8, bit.ly/2eGMXiZ
Pennsylvania
2016
Cheryl Ali (aka Cheryl Jamison)
Criminal Conviction
Impersonation Fraud At The Polls
Cheryl Ali, 57, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges: unlawful assistance in voting, and falsely holding the position of an election officer. In the May 2014 primary, Ali voted on behalf of her mother, whom she claimed was ill. In the May 2014 general election, Ali served as machine inspector at a polling place even though she did not live in that division. Ali was sentenced to one year of probation and stripped of her voting rights for the next four years. As part of her plea bargain, the felony charges against her were dismissed.
Source: bit.ly/2f8z2D8, bit.ly/2eGMXiZ
Texas
2016
Graciela Sanchez
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Prosecutors charged Graciela Sanchez with four misdemeanor counts of violating election law in an effort to assist Guadalupe Rivera win re-election to the post of Weslaco city commissioner in 2013. Rivera and Sanchez were found to have illegally "assisted" absentee ballot voters. The results of the election were disputed, and a judge determined that 30 ballots had been illegally cast in an election decided by only 16 votes. Sanchez pleaded guilty and received two years' probation.
Source: bit.ly/2f8AtkT, bit.ly/2f8AtkT
Texas
2016
Guadalupe Rivera
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Guadalupe Rivera, a former Weslaco city commissioner, pleaded guilty to one count of providing illegal "assistance" to a voter by filling out an absentee ballot "in a way other than the way the voter directed or without direction from the voter." The fraud took place during Rivera's 2013 re-election bid, which he won by a scant 16 votes. His challenger sued alleging fraud, and a judge determined that 30 ballots had been illegally cast, enough to alter the outcome of the election. A new election was subsequently held, and Rivera lost. Rivera originally faced 16 election-related charges, 15 of which were dropped as part of his plea deal. He was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay a $500 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2fjITJn, bit.ly/2evjfA1, bit.ly/2fjIQNy
Virginia
2016
Mary P. Taylor
Criminal Conviction
Miscellaneous
Mary P. Taylor was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of "communicating false information to registered voters." Taylor, a critic of the Hampton school board, designed a fake website registered in the name of Ann Stephens Cherry, a candidate for the board, which endorsed incumbent Martha Mugler. On the website, Taylor posted a fake election date that fell one week after the real election. The Judge sentenced Taylor to 100 hours of community service and imposed a $1,000 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2fCnJqY, bit.ly/2fLcSKE
Virginia
2016
William "Billy" Everett Mills…
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
When Billy Mills ran for sheriff in Nelson County, he submitted a candidate qualification form with an address in that county. It was later uncovered that Mills did not live at the address he provided and was not a resident of Nelson County. This was a clear violation of state law that requires all members of government to be residents in the district over which they preside. Mills was originally charged with a Class 5 felony. As part of a plea deal, it was reduced to a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to six month suspended sentence.
Source: bit.ly/2evkZsS
Wisconsin
2016
Nebi Ademi
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Nebi Ademi, 63, a native of Macedonia who resides in Chippewa Falls, successfully cast a ballot in the April 2016 primary election, despite his status as a non-citizen. Ademi filled out a same-day registration, leaving blank the question about his citizenship. District Attorney Steve Gibbs noted that poll workers "should have caught this" and recommended, based on his determination that Ademi had not deliberately broken the law, that the charges against him be changed from election fraud to disorderly conduct. Ademi pleaded no contest. He was ordered to pay $443 in court costs.
Source: bit.ly/2lwffRw, bit.ly/2lpUgSk
Wisconsin
2016
Robert Monroe
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Robert Monroe, identified by prosecutors as the worst multiple-voter in state history, pleaded no contest to charges that he voted more than once in 2011 and 2012. Monroe's record was extensive: he voted twice in the April 2011 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, twice in the 2011 recall election of state Senator Alberta Darling, and five times in Gov. Scott Walker's recall election. He also cast an illegal ballot in the August 2012 primary and voted twice in the 2012 general election. On four of the counts, Monroe received a suspended three-year prison sentence, and will serve up to a year in jail. He also received five years' probation, and was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service and pay a $5,000 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2eGXURE
Alabama
2015
Janice Lee Hart
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Janice Lee Hart pleaded guilty to eight misdemeanor counts of attempted absentee ballot fraud in connection with misconduct while working on the 2013 campaign for District 2 City Commissioner Amos Newsome. Prosecutors charged that Hart was not present when absentee ballots were signed even though she was listed as a witness on the ballots. In the election, Newsome defeated his challenger by only 14 votes and received 119 out of the 124 absentee ballots cast. A judge sentenced Hart to 12 months in the county jail for each count, which he suspended to two years of probation for each count.
Source: bit.ly/2fe7wVw
Alabama
2015
Lesa Coleman
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
A Houston County jury found Lesa Coleman guilty of seven felony counts of absentee ballot fraud related to the 2013 election for a city commission seat. Coleman received a three year split sentence. She will serve 180 days in jail followed by three years of probation.
Source: bit.ly/2fegulR, bit.ly/2fb7qQO
Alabama
2015
Olivia Lee Reynolds
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Olivia Lee Reynolds was convicted of 24 counts of voter fraud. While working on the 2013 campaign for her boyfriend, Dothan City Commissioner Amos Newsome, Reynolds filled out voters' ballots for them and told others for whom to vote. Her fraud had definite consequences: Commissioner Newsome won reelection by a mere 14 votes, losing the in-person vote by a wide margin but winning an incredible 96 percent of the absentee vote. Newsome himself faced pressure to resign as a consequence. Reynolds was sentenced to serve six months in a community corrections facility. She is appealing the conviction.
Source: bit.ly/2fcPwuv, bit.ly/2edRZT9
Arizona
2015
Mary Patricia Gregerson
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Mary Patricia Gregerson voted twice in the 2012 general election. She voted in Arizona and again in Indiana. She was found guilty of duplicate voting and sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $4,575.
Source: bit.ly/2Ebojsz, bit.ly/314Oiec
Arizona
2015
Regina Kay Beaupre
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Regina Beaupre pleaded guilty to voting twice in the same election, once in Arizona and once in Michigan. She was fined $9,150 and given 12 months' probation.
Source: bit.ly/2gIrxFG, bit.ly/2hsj73Q
Arizona
2015
Jeffery Worth Hitchcock
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Jeffery Hitchcock pleaded guilty to attempted duplicate voting during the 2012 general election. A judge fined him $2,500 and sentenced him to 100 hours of community service and one year of unsupervised probation.
Source: bit.ly/2hKCggI, bit.ly/2hsj73Q
California
2015
Mark Evans
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Mark Evans voted by absentee ballot in the November 2014 election. He then cast a second absentee ballot, this time in the name of his deceased father-in-law. Following an investigation by the District Attorney's office and the County Clerk and Recorder's Office, the 62-year-old Ventura County resident was charged with misdemeanor voter fraud. He pleaded no contest and received three years' probation and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2fddq98
California
2015
Donald Dewsnup
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Donald Dewsnup, a housing development activist in San Francisco, registered to vote using a false address. As part of a plea bargain, he pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of false voter registration. He is awaiting sentencing but is expected to be sentenced to perform 100 hours of community service and three years probation.
Source: bit.ly/2t9DXt6, bit.ly/2t9yTVZ
Colorado
2015
Vitaliy B. Grabchenko
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Grabchenko pleaded guilty to procuring a false registration (by providing a false registration to vote), a misdemeanor. He was given a two-year deferred sentence with two years of supervised probation, and was ordered to complete 48 hours of community service.
Source: bit.ly/2eVcurR, bit.ly/2fik4JQ
Connecticut
2015
Christina Ayala
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Former state representative Christina Ayala pleaded guilty to two counts of providing a false statement and was sentenced to a suspended one-year prison term followed by two years of conditional discharge. Ayala had voted in a series of elections, including the 2012 presidential election, in districts in which she did not live. When confronted about residency discrepancies by state investigators, Ayala fabricated evidence to corroborate her false residency claims. Before agreeing to a plea deal, she faced eight counts of fraudulent voting, 10 counts of primary or enrollment violations, and one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. As a condition of her plea deal, she is barred from seeking elected office for two years.
Source: bit.ly/2fEQGlx
Florida
2015
Annique Lesage Newton
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Newton, a serial fraudster, was convicted of embezzlement, insurance fraud, and voter fraud, and sentenced to eight years in prison and 15 years' probation after violating her probation stemming from a 2009 case in which she stole $400,000 from her employer. The vote fraud charges stemmed from registering to vote without informing election officials that she was a convicted felon.
Source: bit.ly/2feLP81, bit.ly/2feNaf2, bit.ly/2eedK5d
Florida
2015
Eric Haynes
Civil Penalty
False Registrations
Eric Haynes, a Lauderdale Lakes City Commissioner, voted using a false address in the 2012 general election. He had moved to a different precinct before Election Day, but he still certified at the polls that he was living at his former address. He was fined $500 by the Florida Election Commission.
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2020-10-27 at 7 PM UTCNew Jersey
2014
Belkis M. Cespedes, Ana Vely-Gomez,…
Diversion Program
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Eleven individuals were arrested in a state investigation of possible manipulation of absentee ballots in the election of Paterson Councilman Rigo Rodriguez. They entered into pre-trial intervention, a probationary program, to avoid trial and possible prison time.
Source: bit.ly/2uPNg3P, bit.ly/2uPNg3P
New Jersey
2014
Spencer Robbins
Diversion Program
False Registrations
Spencer Robbins, a municipal judge in Middlesex County, was forced to resign after it was discovered he registered to vote (and actually voted in 22 elections and democratic primaries) using the address of his Woodbridge law office. Although charged with two counts of third-degree voter fraud, Robbins was allowed to enter into a pre-trial intervention program, which means the charges will be dismissed if he successfully completes the program.
Source: bit.ly/2fjdt3q, bit.ly/2fmhhRz
New Jersey
2014
Rigo and Lisette Rodriguez
Diversion Program
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Former Paterson Councilman Rigo Rodriguez and his wife were entered into the Pre-Trial Intervention Program after facing charges of conspiracy, election fraud, mail-in ballot fraud, and witness tampering. Paterson and his wife, who managed his campaign, orchestrated a scheme to take possession of absentee ballots and "assist" voters in filling them out, or fill them out fraudulently. Rodriguez instructed his volunteers to lie to officials investigating his scheme.
Source: bit.ly/2uh6QZA
Nevada
2014
Biqui Diana Parra Rodriguez
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations, Duplicate Voting
Las Vegas resident, Biqui Diana Parra Rodriguez illegally obtained personal information of Mary Lou Aguirre and falsely registered to vote under her name in 2011 and in 2012. She was caught through the use of photo ID cards and facial recognition software that identified the two IDs she had obtained under different names. She ultimately pleaded guilty to two felony counts of voter registration fraud and identity theft.
Source: bit.ly/2sOXAr2, bit.ly/2tcUoow
Nevada
2014
Hortencia Segura-Munoz
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting, False Registrations
Hortencia Segura-Munoz, an illegal immigrant living in Washoe County, Nevada, registered to vote under a false name and cast ballots in the 2008 and 2010 Nevada elections. She was convicted and was sentenced to time served (103 days in jail) and $1,000 in costs and fees.
Source: bit.ly/2sOx2pZ, bit.ly/2tLNHMd
New York
2014
William McInerney, John Brown, Anthony…
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
William McInerney, John Brown, Anthony DeFiglio, and Anthony Renna pleaded guilty to felony charges, having forged signatures on absentee ballots during the 2009 Working Families Party primary. Sentences: John Brown, six months' imprisonment; Anthony DeFiglio, 100 hours' community service; Anthony Renna, 200 hours in work-order program; William McInerney, 90 days in work-order program.
Source: bit.ly/2fjCzlb
New York
2014
New York City Department of…
Official Finding
Miscellaneous
Undercover New York City Department of Investigation agents testing the integrity of New York City elections were able to vote 61 times out of 63 attempts using the names of ineligible voters, known felons, and deceased city residents.
Source: on.nyc.gov/2t7QimP, bit.ly/2f8uGvA
Ohio
2014
Jean Gobeil
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Jean Gobeil, a Canadian citizen, admitted that he illegally registered to vote while registing his car in Ohio and then voted in the 2012 election. Gobeil was originally charged with illegal voting, but as part of a plea bargain, the charges were reduced to obstruction of justice. He received a 90 day suspended jail sentence.
Source: cin.ci/2new1cE, bit.ly/2k6GVjy
Ohio
2014
Bernus Charmont
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Bernus Charmont, a non-citizen, admitted to illegally voting in the 2012 election. As part of a plea bargain, the charges were reduced to falsification. Common Pleas Court Judge Leslie Ghiz sentenced Charmont to one year of probation and ordered him to pay a $1,000 fine and court costs.
Source: cin.ci/2new1cE, bit.ly/2k6GVjy
Pennsylvania
2014
Richard Allan Toney
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
The former police chief of Harmar Township, pleaded guilty to illegally soliciting absentee ballots to benefit his wife and her running mate in the 2009 Democratic primary for town council. Toney applied for the ballots, and then had them filled out illegally by individuals not expected to be absent on election day. The absentee ballot count flipped the primary results, securing a victory for Mrs. Toney's running mate. During the subsequent FBI investigation, Mr. Toney attempted to prevent witnesses, including two grand jury witnesses, from testifying. Toney was sentenced to three years' probation.
Source: bit.ly/2fjmt8l, bit.ly/2ueyupQ
Tennessee
2014
Brenda Woods
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Originally convicted in 2010, Brenda Woods, former Bolivar City Council member, was granted--and lost--a new trial in 2014. Woods drove three ineligible voters (convicted felons) to the polls to vote for her in an election in which she was running for City Council and mayor. Woods received suspended, concurrent two-year terms on each of three counts.
Source: bit.ly/2fmi98Z
Texas
2014
Belinda Solis and Veronica Saldivar
Criminal Conviction
Buying Votes
Two campaign workers pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Texas for paying voters to vote in two 2012 elections in Hidalgo County, Texas. In an elaborate vote-buying scheme, Belina Solis and Veronica Saldivar offered "baggies" of cocaine and money in exchange for votes for local and county candidates. After an extensive FBI investigation, they both pleaded guilty to one count of vote-buying.
Source: bit.ly/2fjGqhX, bit.ly/2eGQUnO
Texas
2014
Adrian Heath, Sybil Doyle, and Roberta…
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations, Election Overturned
Adrian Heath, Sybil Doyle, and Roberta Cook were convicted of voting on a referendum about whether the Woodlands Road Utility District could raise taxes to cover municipal debt, even though none of them were residents in the district. The election results were subsequently overturned. Heath was sentenced to a three-year prison sentence and a fine of $10,000; Cook and Doyle each received three-year prison sentences, five years' probation, and fines of $5,000.
Source: bit.ly/2eGQ1vM, bit.ly/2e8xRXu
Texas
2014
Richard Alan Collier
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Richard Alan Collier pleaded guilty to attempting to vote twice in the November 2012 general election, in both Minnesota and Texas. He requested and submitted absentee ballots in both states. Galveston County officials were alerted to Collier's illegal behavior when they were tipped off about a Facebook post in which Collier admitted to double voting. Collier 's misdemeanor conviction earned him a $4,000 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2q6PzNq, bit.ly/2oMG7xt
Texas
2014
Carlos Medrano
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Former Dallas County Justice of the Peace, Carlos Medrano, was convicted on one count of illegal voting. A grand jury had indicted him for two counts of soliciting votes of non-resident family members in his election for justice of the peace. He was sentenced to serve 180 days in jail, five years on probation, and fined $2,500.
Source: bit.ly/2tvFDz8, bit.ly/2tWBs2i, bit.ly/2sRNq8g
Virginia
2014
Gregory John Briehl
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Gregory John Briehl, of Albemarle, a convicted felon and an ineligible voter, was convicted of making a false statement on his voting records. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay an $86 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2J9vAsW, Case Number: GC15007564-00
Virginia
2014
Stephen Hales
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Stephen Hales, of Albemarle, a convicted felon and an ineligible voter, was convicted of voting in a 2014 state election. Hales plead guilty to charges of providing a false statement on a required form and wrongful voting. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay an $86 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2J9vAsW, Case Number: GC15007564-00
Wisconsin
2014
Marcie Malszycki
Diversion Program
False Registrations
Marcie Malszycki, a legislative aide, pleaded guilty to charges that she voted in the wrong district in the 2010 election. That year, Malszycki voted in Onalaska, a town she temporarily resided in while doing campaign work, rather than Madison. A similar charge that she voted in the wrong district in 2008 was dismissed as part of the plea agreement. Malszycki was placed in a first-offenders program.
Source: bit.ly/2sQpq9v
Wisconsin
2014
Todd Murray
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
During the 2012 presidential election, Todd Murray stopped on his way home from work and voted at a polling place in New Berlin. He then proceeded to travel to his normal polling location in West Allis and cast a second ballot. In a show of the importance of the principle of "one person, one vote" Murray was sentenced to 90 days in jail (with work release privileges) and 18 months of probation.
Source: bit.ly/2fwIO69
Wisconsin
2014
Leonard K. Brown
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations, Duplicate Voting
Leonard K. Brown pleaded guilty in 2013 to five felony counts of illegally voting in West Milwaukee when he did not reside there. A jury then found him guilty in January of 2014 of deliberately voting twice in the 2012 presidential election. Brown voted in person on the day of the election and by absentee ballot in a different jurisdiction four days prior. Brown was sentenced to nine months in jail and a $1,750 DNA testing charge.
Source: bit.ly/2e8IKsr, bit.ly/2fjTzaI
Wisconsin
2014
Tate Hohnstein
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Tate Hohnstein, of Grafton, pleaded guilty to charges of illegal voting. Hohnstein, a convicted felon, voted in Wisconsin's June special election and the November 2012 presidential elections. Hohnstein was sentenced to six days' imprisonment and was ordered to pay $1,173 in court assessments.
Source: bit.ly/2tvlN70, bit.ly/2tNLkec
Wyoming
2014
David Koch
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
David Koch, a former news director for KODI News, pleaded guilty to casting illegal votes. Koch, a convicted felon from Alaska, moved to Wyoming, registered to vote, and cast ballots in the 2010 and 2012 elections. He was sentenced to 2_4 years' imprisonment.
Source: bit.ly/2e8LXbs
Alaska
2013
Deborah Carroll
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Deborah Carroll pleaded guilty to one felony count of forging signatures on an initiative petition to re-establish a coastal zone management program. One of the initiative's sponsors noticed inconsistencies with the signatures Carroll had collected and reported the matter to the authorities. Carroll was sentenced to serve two years in jail followed by three years' probation.
Source: bit.ly/2u4damF, bit.ly/2v8dcXu
Connecticut
2013
Minnie Gonzalez
Civil Penalty
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
The State Elections Enforcement Commission ruled that State Rep. Minnie Gonzalez was "knowingly present" while four voters fraudulently filled out absentee ballots at City Hall during the 2006 election. She was fined $4,500 by the Commission. Gonzalez appealed the fine but lost in the state Superior Court.
Source: bit.ly/2fbIQ1Z, bit.ly/2feJ32q
Florida
2013
Deisy Penton de Cabrera
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Deisy Cabrera pleaded guilty to charges of being an absentee ballot broker (boletera) as part of a massive absentee voter fraud scheme. Her notebook contained the names and addresses of over 500 voters who were mostly elderly Hispanics in Hialeah. The lists, titled Deisy's Voters, reportedly included information as to whether the voter was illiterate or was blind, deaf, or had Alzheimer's. She was sentenced to one year of probation.
Source: bit.ly/2feMlCZ, bit.ly/2fvSzSc
Florida
2013
Jeffrey Garcia
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Chief of Staff to Florida Rep. Joe Garcia (D_26), Jeffrey Garcia, resigned and pleaded guilty to orchestrating a plot involving the submission of hundreds of fraudulent absentee-ballot requests during the primary in 2012. Garcia was sentenced to 90 days in prison and 18 months' probation. He was ordered to spend the first three months of probation under house arrest.
Source: bit.ly/2f1x2MN
Florida
2013
Onakia Lanet Griffin
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Onakia Lanet Griffin, a convicted felon who was not eligible to vote, was convicted of two counts of voter fraud and one count of false swearing. Griffin had previously been convicted of wire fraud, identification theft, and identity fraud. Griffin registered to vote on June 5, 2012, and falsely claimed that she was not a convicted felon. She subsequently admitted to voting in the 2012 presidential election. Griffin was sentenced to a fine of $1079.50 and 23 days' incarceration.
Source: bit.ly/2pAa7ke, bit.ly/2poDLbb, bit.ly/2qfmUoC
Florida
2013
Rebekah Joy Paul
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Rebekah Joy Paul pleaded guilty to falsifying voter registrations prior to the 2012 general election. While employed as a voter registration worker with a political consulting firm hired by the Republican Party, she created false voter registrations. She and her co-conspirator admitted to faking 27 registrations for Duval County. She was sentenced to community service.
Source: pbpo.st/2sTqE4A
Florida
2013
Christian David Price
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Christian David Price, a campaign worker in Florida, pleaded guilty to falsifying voter registrations in the 2012 election. While employed as voter registration worker with a political consulting firm hired by the Republican Party, he created false voter registrations. He and his co-conspirator admitted to faking 27 registrations for Duval County. He was sentenced to community service.
Source: pbpo.st/2sTqE4A
Iowa
2013
Beth Ann Gallagher
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Beth Ann Gallagher cast an absentee ballot in Iowa on behalf of her daughter, who had recently moved to Minnesota (and who also voted in Minnesota) in the 2012 election. Gallagher pleaded guilty to false representation of records or process and paid a fine.
Source: bit.ly/2fF7sRz
Iowa
2013
Nickie Dean Perkins
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Nickie Dean Perkins, a felon, registered to vote and voted in the 2012 general election. He pleaded guilty to first-degree election misconduct and received a five-year suspended sentence and two years' probation.
Source: bit.ly/2fF7sRz
Iowa
2013
Tehvedin Murgic
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Tehvedin Murgic, a convicted felon and Bosnian citizen who voted in the 2010 general election, pleaded guilty to third-degree election misconduct for interfering or attempting to interfere with a voter while the voter was filling out a ballot. He also pleaded guilty to trespassing and was fined $1,325.
Source: bit.ly/2fF7sRz
Illinois
2013
Pamela Bryant
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Pamela Bryant, of Cahokia, pleaded guilty to three counts of incorrectly marking an absentee ballot. She received probation.
Source: bit.ly/2sVGTOb, bit.ly/2sAGtdB
Illinois
2013
Monica LaPlant
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Monica LaPlant, of Cahokia, was charged with incorrectly marking an absentee ballot in the 2013 election. She was given probation after pleading guilty.
Source: bit.ly/2sVGTOb
Indiana
2013
Butch Morgan, Jr.
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Former St. Joseph County Democratic Chairman Butch Morgan, Jr. was sentenced to one year of prison after being convicted of felony charges stemming from a plot to forge signatures on the petition to place Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the Indiana Democratic Primary ballot in 2008. Morgan, along with multiple co-conspirators from the Board of Voter Registration, forged over 200 signatures. A Yale University junior, Ryan Nees, discovered the fraud, noting "page after page of signatures are all the same handwriting." The forgery was overlooked during the primary process "because election workers in charge of verifying their validity were the same people faking the signatures."
Source: bit.ly/2eAtTmy
Indiana
2013
Pam Brunette, Beverly Shelton, Dustin…
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Pam Brunette, Beverly Shelton, and Dustin Blythe worked with Butch Morgan (see prior entry) to forge over 200 signatures on the petition to enter Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton into the Indiana Democratic Primary. A Yale University junior, Ryan Nees, discovered the fraud, noting "page after page of signatures are all the same handwriting." The forgery was overlooked during the primary process "because election workers in charge of verifying their validity were the same people faking the signatures." Brunette, a board member on the St. Joseph County Board of Voter Registration Democratic, and Shelton, a board worker, both received two years of probation in exchange for their testimony against Morgan. The judge sentenced Dustin Blythe, a board worker and Democrat volunteer, to one year in Community Corrections and probation.
Source: bit.ly/2fw7r31
Indiana
2013
Doug Campbell
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Austin Mayor Doug Campbell faced voter fraud charges that he illegally accepted absentee ballots from voters and filled out a woman's incomplete ballot. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor electioneering in exchange for prosecutors agreeing to dismiss the felony voter fraud and conspiracy charges, which enabled him to remain in office.
Source: bit.ly/2fitiWu
Indiana
2013
Paul Etheridge
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Paul Etheridge, former New Albany mayoral candidate in the Democratic primary, was charged with voter fraud for endorsing a ballot of someone he knew to be ineligible in the May 2011 Democratic mayoral primary in New Albany, Indiana. He pleaded guilty to Forgery of Official Ballot Endorsement and received a suspended 18-month sentence.
Source: bit.ly/2fbTKEW
Indiana
2013
Michael Marshall
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Michael Marshall, a Jennings County Democratic Party worker, pleaded guilty to three counts of vote fraud relating to applications for absentee ballots for his son, brother, and former roommate. Marshall was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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2020-10-27 at 7:01 PM UTCMinnesota
2012
Matthew John Kluck
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Matthew John Kluck pleaded guilty to knowingly voting despite being ineligible. He had previously been convicted of identity theft, and therefore not eligible to vote in the 2008 presidential election. Kluck was ordered $430 in court costs.
Source: bit.ly/2t9WtBO, bit.ly/2uhlv7a ( Case No. 19HA-CR-11-3909)
Minnesota
2012
Michael Patrick McAlpin
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Michael Patrick McAlpin was charged with registering while ineligible to vote in relation to the November 2008 election. He had previously been convicted for failing to register as a predatory offender and violated his probation by registering to vote. He was ordered to pay $430 in court fees.
Source: bit.ly/2t9WtBO, bit.ly/2u9bRDf (Case #19HA-CR-11-3868)
North Carolina
2012
Horatio Johnson
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Horatio Johnson was charged with felony election fraud for voting in the November 2008 election despite having pleaded guilty in August of that year to a felony drug charge. Prosecutors allowed Johnson to plead guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor obstruction of justice for his ineligible voting. He was given a 120 days' suspended sentence and unsupervised probation. Johnson's attorney argued that his client's case was an example of why North Carolina needed voter ID laws, since without them, "[a]nyone can vote."
Source: bit.ly/2fjjNYC, bit.ly/2e8vR1w, bit.ly/2fmg7FW
North Dakota
2012
Samuel Ojuri, Joshua Colville, Marcus…
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Ten players on the North Dakota State football team, who had been hired to collect signatures for ballot petitions establishing a conservation fund and legalizing medical marijuana, each pleaded guilty to misdemeanor election fraud charges, admitting that rather than gathering signatures, they forged them. Each player was sentenced to 360 days of unsupervised community service, 50 hours of community service, and $325 in fines.
Source: bit.ly/2ujxKzf
New Jersey
2012
John Fernandez
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
John Fernandez, who worked for the Essex County Department of Economic Development, was convicted of election fraud, absentee ballot fraud, and forgery. Fernandez submitted phony absentee ballots while he was working on the 2007 election campaign of state Sen. Teresa Ruiz. Fernandez's scheme involved messenger ballots, which are used by voters home-bound by illness or a disability. Fernandez fraudulently obtained the ballots, then filled them out on behalf of the voters who had never received them. He received a five-year prison sentence.
Source: bit.ly/2e8rJOZ
New Mexico
2012
Priscilla Morales
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Priscilla Morales, the public works director's in Sunland Park, but an El Paso resident, registered to vote in Doa Ana County, and voted in Sunland Park's municipal elections by using former City Councilor Angelica Marquez's home address. She pleaded guilty to false voting and conspiracy to commit a crime. She was sentenced to 18 months of probation and ordered to perform 40 hours of community service.
Source: bit.ly/2u7rGu3
New York
2012
Debra Ortutay
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Debra Ortutay, former Rockland County Independence Party chairwoman, pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges in relation to fraudulent petition signatures and perjury before a grand jury. She had signed ballot petitions multiple times and falsely claimed that she had witnessed voters signing them. Ortutay was sentenced to four months in jail and five years' probation.
Source: bit.ly/2tS5fIN, bit.ly/2tWAu6f, bit.ly/2tmov0n
Ohio
2012
Horace Crawford
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Horace Crawford pleaded guilty to a charge of election falsification after he forged signatures on a petition to enter his name on the 2012 Democrat primary ballot for the 10th congressional district. The Montgomery County Board of Elections determined only seven signatures were valid and disqualified him from running for office. Crawford was sentenced to five years of community control.
Source: bit.ly/2w9QZtg, bit.ly/2wJPiBW (Case #2012 CR 00507)
Ohio
2012
Roshanda F. Croom
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Roshanda F. Croom pleaded guilty to one felony count of prohibited acts relating to petitions or declarations by filing false documents with election authorities. She was sentenced to 18 months on community control.
Source: bit.ly/2tvqb61
Ohio
2012
Brenda Griffin
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Brenda Griffin, of Dayton, was convicted of 18 felony charges of election falsifications, filing false petitions, and forging signatures relating to a liquor license ballot initiative. Griffin, the leading petition circulator for the liquor license, turned in 320 petition signatures, despite only 109 signatures being required. The fraud was discovered when the County Board of Elections contacted several supposed signers, who reported they did not sign the petition. Griffin's sentence was reduced from a possible six to 12 months of prison time to five years of probation.
Source: bit.ly/2fLoAFa
Ohio
2012
Roger Schantz
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Roger Schantz pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal voting. Though registered in South Carolina, he also registered in Ohio and voted in both states in 2008 and 2010. He was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment in an Ohio corrections center, as well one year under community control, and was fined $500.
Source: bit.ly/2uPCfib, bit.ly/2tvprOr
Oklahoma
2012
Darryl Cates
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Darryl Cates, of Westville, entered a plea of nolo contendere to charges of false notarization of absentee ballots. The charges stemmed from the 2009 Cave Springs School District election, in which 33 ballots were disputed based on inconsistencies between the signatures on ballot request forms and voter affidavits. All of the contested ballots were notarized by Cates. He was essentially charged with signing the names of two voters on absentee ballots. Following his plea, Cates received a three-year deferred sentence.
Source: bit.ly/2sTO2iz, bit.ly/2tsI98P, bit.ly/2rRcznY
Oregon
2012
Lafayette Keaton
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Lafayette Keaton pleaded guilty to making false statements to elections officials after using the identities of his deceased son and brother to cast multiple ballots. Keaton was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, fined $5,000, and was placed in a one-year post-prison supervision program.
Source: bit.ly/2eGP6LI
Pennsylvania
2012
Michael Monaghan
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Michael Monaghan pleaded guilty to illegally voting in Pennsylvania.
Source: bit.ly/2uefNTk
Tennessee
2012
Linda Brewer
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Linda Brewer pleaded guilty to one count of illegal voting, a Class E felony, and was sentenced to one year of supervised probation.
Source: bit.ly/2elp0wZ, bit.ly/2eGPBW8
Texas
2012
Jacob Awuol Barac
Diversion Program
Ineligible Voting
Jacob Barac pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges after admitting that he signed a voter application attesting to his citizenship despite his permanent resident status, which made him ineligible to vote. Barac claimed that he had requested the ballot so that his roommate could vote, and then filled it out himself. He was sentenced to five years of supervised probation and 40 hours of community service.
Source: bit.ly/2e8AUyM
Texas
2012
Gilda Hernandez
Diversion Program
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
Gilda Hernandez pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful assistance, two counts of illegal possession of a ballot, and two counts of failure to provide identifying information while assisting a voter. Hernandez was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication and a $250 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2rCDVKl
Texas
2012
Rolando Medrano
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Rolando Medrano pleaded guilty to two counts of felony perjury after lying to a grand jury about the residency of Raquel Medrano, his great-niece. Rolando allowed Raquel to claim his address as her residence so she could illegally vote for another member of the family, Carlos Medrano, for Justice of the Peace. When questioned under oath as part of an investigation into voter fraud in 2010 Democrat primary election, Rolando falsely claimed Raquel was living with him. Four other perjury charges were dropped as part of a plea deal, as were charges against Raquel Medrano. Rolando Medrano was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, which was probated for four years of community supervision and 45 days in jail. He was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and $219 in court costs.
Source: Case No. 2-11-416 (Information obtained from the Office of the Attorney General of Texas), bit.ly/2EESTsu
Texas
2012
Christine Thomas Shank
Diversion Program
Illegal "Assistance" At The Polls
Christine Thomas Shank, of Brazos County, pleaded guilty to unlawful assistance at the polls in the 2010 general election. She was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication. Shank was placed under community supervision and was ordered to complete 20 hours of community service and pay a $500 fine and $332 in court costs. Shank was also barred from offering any future "assistance" to voters.
Source: bit.ly/2rCDVKl
Texas
2012
Jose de Jesus Cano
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Jose de Jesus Cano, of Hildago County, illegally voted in a 2008 School District Election despite being ineligible because of a prior felony conviction. Cano pleaded guilty to one count of illegal voting and received a probated 10-year prison sentence, and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and $313 in court costs.
Source: Case No. 09-090-10115 CR (Information obtained from the Office of the Attorney General of Texas)
Texas
2012
Carlos Medrano
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Dallas County Justice of the Peace Carlos Medrano was found guilty of one count of illegal voting for persuading a niece to register to vote using an address where she did not reside. Medrano was sentenced to 180 days' incarceration.
Source: bit.ly/2fLc4p7
Texas
2012
Angel Trujillo
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Angel Trujillo, of Hildago County, voted in a 2010 Municipal and School District Election despite being despite being ineligible because of a prior felony conviction. Trujillo pleaded guilty to one count of illegal voting and received a three year prison sentenced, probated for community supervision, and was ordered to pay a $750 fine.
Source: Case No. CR-1914-12-E (Information obtained from the Office of the Attorney General of Texas)
Virginia
2012
Michael Anthony Harris
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Michael Anthony Harris, a convicted felon, pleaded guilty to illegally registering to vote and subsequently voting in the 2008 election. Harris was sentenced to four days in jail.
Source: bit.ly/2xVxZmN, bit.ly/2xlMugi
Virginia
2012
Feda Morton
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Feda Morton, a former congressional candidate, pleaded guilty to falsifying a campaign document after admitting that she convinced friends to sign a petition to get a favored political candidate on the ballot for a 2011 election. Submitting the signatures for notarization, Morton attested to having personally witnessed the signatures even though she hadn't. Morton was sentenced to probation.
Source: bit.ly/2e8COQ3
Virginia
2012
Sheila Peterson
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Sheila Peterson, of Chesterfield County, Virginia, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, a charge that had been reduced from a felony count of making a false statement on an election form. Peterson, a convicted felon, certified that she was eligible to vote on a registration form for the 2008 election. Peterson, who was incarcerated prior to sentencing because of a failed drug test, was sentenced to time served.
Source: bit.ly/2yu3Gkf
Wisconsin
2012
Charles Leo Brandt
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Charles Brandt, of West Allis, pleaded guilty to election fraud for voting multiple times in the April 5, 2012, Wisconsin election. He was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2tmolGd
Wisconsin
2012
Yadira Colon
Criminal Conviction
Ballot Petition Fraud
Yadira Colon pleaded guilty to one felony count each of election fraud and falsification of nomination papers. Colon forged signatures on nomination papers for the 2008 election for Pedro Colon (no relation), then a member of the state assembly and now a circuit judge. Yadira Colon also illegally registered and voted in Milwaukee, despite actually living in the city of Oshkosh. Colon was sentenced 20 days' incarceration and given one year of probation.
Source: bit.ly/2oK2Sl0, bit.ly/2qflbQi, bit.ly/2oK5sre
Wisconsin
2012
Raphael Nunn
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Raphael Nunn of Milwaukee pleaded guilty to charges of illegal voting. He had voted despite the fact that he was ineligible due to a prior felony conviction. Nunn was given a 30-day suspended sentence, 18 months' probation, and was ordered to pay $518 in court assessments.
Source: bit.ly/2tv2f2J
West Virginia
2012
Thomas Ramey, Donald Whitten, and Jerry…
Criminal Conviction
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots, Election Overturned
Former Lincoln County Commissioner Thomas Ramey pleaded guilty to lying to federal officers in the midst of their investigation of a massive voter fraud conspiracy. Sheriff Jerry Bowman and County Clerk Donald Whitten also pleaded guilty, admitting that they stuffed ballot boxes with fraudulent ballots and falsified absentee ballots in an effort to rig the 2010 Democratic primary. Whitten won the election, but a judge overturned the election after throwing out 300 fraudulent ballots. Ramey was sentenced to 21 months of imprisonment. Bowman was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a $5,000 fine. Whitten was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release, with a $5,000 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2tQSFaA, bit.ly/2uelNuU, bit.ly/2elljqX
Alaska
2011
Alvaro Jimenez-Aguilar
Criminal Conviction
Ineligible Voting
Alvaro Jimenez-Aguilar, an illegal alien who overstayed his visitor's visa, was convicted of falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen and filing a false Social Security application. He had assumed the identity of his deceased nephew by obtaining his birth certificate and other documents and applying for other documentation and benefits. He also registered to vote in Alaska under his nephew's name, despite being ineligible because he is not a U.S. citizen. Jimenez-Aguilar was sentenced to time served and one year of supervised release, and his case was transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be processed for deportation.
Source: bit.ly/2sQgPDy, bit.ly/2sAMLtw
Arizona
2011
Peter Canova and Gina Thai Canova
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Peter Canova and Gina Thai Canova of Scottsdale were charged with 15 counts of voter fraud, including voter registration fraud and illegal voting. Both voted more than once in a single election. Peter Canova pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation, a $9,200 fine, and 200 hours of community service. Gina Thai Canova received 300 hours of community service and a $13,800 fine.
Source: bit.ly/2e2je88
Arizona
2011
Rodney Paul Jones
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Rodney Paul Jones was charged with double voting in Arizona and Colorado in the 2008 general election, fraudulent registration, and presenting a false instrument. He pleaded guilty and was fined $4,600 and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service and a month's probation.
Source: bit.ly/2e2je88, bit.ly/2fEvSum
Arizona
2011
John Marotta
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Marotta pleaded guilty to attempted illegal voting for casting ballots in both Arizona and Colorado in the same election. His offense was reduced to a misdemeanor after he paid a $4,600 fine and completed 50 hours of community service.
Source: bit.ly/2fhYFR5, bit.ly/2enQipz
California
2011
James Conway
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
James Conway was convicted on six charges stemming from his illegal registration to vote: three counts of perjury, two of falsely filing a declaration of candidacy, and one for false registration. Conway was sentenced to time served, given probation, and was ordered to pay restitution.
Source: bit.ly/2fdfGgI
California
2011
Nativo Lopez
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Immigrant-Rights activist Nativo Lopez pleaded guilty to one count of voter registration fraud when it was discovered that he registered to vote in Los Angeles while living in Santa Ana. Lopez had been investigated for voter fraud before. In 1996 his organization registered new citizens to vote in an election that ultimately unseated Republican Rep. Bob Dornan from the 46th District. A House Oversight Committee report later concluded that 748 improper ballots had been cast, 624 of them from non-citizen immigrants. Despite the improperly cast votes, the result of that election was not changed. Lopez was sentenced to three years of probation and 400 hours of community service.
Source: bit.ly/2feH52i
California
2011
Ken Mariette
Criminal Conviction
False Registrations
Ken Mariette, former manager of the Mountain Gate Community Services District, pleaded no contest to felony charges of voting and registration fraud. Mariette used his girlfriend's address to register to vote in Mountain Gate in 2004. He then worked for the district before becoming its manager. Mariette was sentenced to 36 months' conditional release and was ordered to serve 30 days in an adult work program.
Source: bit.ly/2sOaq9a
Colorado
2011
David Harold Shackley
Criminal Conviction
Duplicate Voting
Following a jury trial, a Colorado man was found guilty of voting twice, a misdemeanor, in county elections in 2008 and 2009. Shackley voted early in one county, and then by mail in another. Despite having been warned against voting multiple times after the 2008 election, he did so again in 2009.
Source: bit.ly/2ee7ISm, bit.ly/2fvTXnX
Connecticut
2011
Lydia Martinez
Civil Penalty
Fraudulent Use Of Absentee Ballots
City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez admitted to illegally assisting in the filling out of absentee ballots, as well as encouraging those not eligible to vote absentee to do so. Martinez targeted residents of an assisted living home, Harborview Towers. She was ordered by the Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission to pay a $500 fine. This was not the first time she was fined by the Commission: In 2008, she was found liable to pay $664 to the Citizens Election Fund for the excess expenditures her campaign committee made for her failed run for the State House.
Source: bit.ly/2tJbYTh, bit.ly/2u9rIkG
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