Former Florida Mayor Gets Probation over Vote Buying Scheme
Prosecutors said he offered bribes and lowered rent in exchange for votes by absentee ballots.
Prosecutors said he offered bribes and lowered rent in exchange for votes by absentee ballots.
A judge sequestered 700 ballots linked to "Jose Rodriguez," believed to be a fake name.
She's accused of casting absentee ballots in another name, then voting using her real name.
700 suspicious mail-in ballots had been sequestered.
If a voter does not vote during a two-year period, that triggers a change-of-address confirmation.
The State Attorney used a package of strawberry frosted Pop-Tarts to explain the case.
The integrity of elections should be a bipartisan goal, but it isn’t.
They know that the voter rolls are breeding grounds for potential fraud.
Election officials refuse to take convicted felons off the voter rolls even if they’re still serving time.
The law also adjusts the absentee voting period to 29 days before an election.