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NORTH CAROLINA<br />
NORTH CAROLINA<br />
Verna Roehm<br />
CONVICTED: 2014<br />
Fraudulent Use of Absentee Ballots<br />
Pembroke, NC<br />
CONVICTED: 2014<br />
Election Re-do<br />
When her husband passed away, Verna Roehm decided to honor his<br />
last request - to vote for Mitt Romney in the 2012 election. Months<br />
after his death, Mrs. Roehm filled out and submitted an absentee<br />
ballot in her husband’s name. The illegal vote was caught after the<br />
election during an audit by election officials; when confronted about<br />
the irregularity, Mrs. Roehm admitted to casting the vote. Recognizing<br />
the unusual circumstances of the case, the judge convicted Roehm of a<br />
misdemeanor rather than a felony. She received no jail time.<br />
At least 30 fraudulent votes were cast in the November 2013 elections,<br />
prompting the town to re-do the election. As of April 2014, an ongoing<br />
investigation into fraudulent activity has revealed votes cast by<br />
non-residents and the use of improper ID to verify residency for the<br />
election.<br />
SOURCES<br />
heritage.org<br />
SOURCES<br />
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/woman-charged-fulfilling-husbandsdying-wish-votin/njGhH/<br />
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/widow-fulfills-husband-charged-voterfraud-article-1.2026312#bmb=1<br />
http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20100317/woman-guilty-of-electionsfalsification<br />
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/12/27/3488140/irregularities-found-inpembroke.html<br />
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/article_8f45998b-371f-5bc2-a44bf4ec44e96168.html<br />
heritage.org
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