A SAMPLING OF ELECTION FRAUD CASES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY

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CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA Christopher Kavanagh CONVICTED: 2008 False Registrations Jason Holly, Jessica Sundell, and Donahue Farrow CONVICTED: 2006 False Registrations Christopher Kavanagh pleaded no contest to registering to vote in Berkeley when he lived in Oakland. He was sentenced to six months in jail, five years’ probation, and was ordered to pay a $10,835 fine. Jason Holly and Jessica Sundell pleaded guilty in 2006 to a felony charge of fraudulent completion of an affidavit of registration, and were sentenced to three years’ probation. It was discovered that more than 100 people who thought they were signing petitions to cure breast cancer and punish child molesters were actually registering as Republicans, in an elaborate vote-flipping scheme. Donahue Farrow pleaded guilty in 2008 for his involvement in this scheme. He was sentenced to 46 days in jail and three years’ probation. Five others have also pleaded guilty over their involvement in this scheme. SOURCES heritage.org SOURCES http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-ex-official-gets-6-monthsentence-3285441.php http://yubanet.com/california/Secretary-of-State-Announces-Felony-Conviction-in- Orange-County-Voter-Registration-Fraud-Case.php#.VYGRTEaGOzE heritage.org

CALIFORNIA COLORADO Roger Treskunoff CONVICTED: 2006 False Registrations, Ballot Petition Fraud Carol Hannah CONVICTED: 2014 Duplicate Voting A former Hayward County school board candidate pleaded guilty to registering fictitious voters and falsifying ballot initiatives, both felonies. Treskunoff was intially charged with over 40 felonies. He was sentenced to one year in prison, followed by 5 years’ probation. Carol Hannah, was registered to vote in Mohave County, Arizona and Adams County Colorado and was convicted of voter fraud for voting in both states during the 2010 election. Hannah’s double voting was detected by the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program, a system in which Arizona shares voter data with at least 20 other states. She was convicted and sentenced to 3 years’ supervised probation and $1,000 in fines. SOURCES https://www.sos.ca.gov/admin/press-releases/prior/2006/06_083.pdf heritage.org SOURCES http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/403779-california-alameda-countyresponse-with-cases.html http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/2014/05/06/bullhead-citywoman-prosecuted-double-voting/8788313/ http://www.mohavedailynews.com/news/woman-sentenced-to-probation-for-illegalvoting/article_fe62e87c-e640-11e3-8376-001a4bcf887a.html heritage.org

CALIFORNIA<br />

CALIFORNIA<br />

Christopher Kavanagh<br />

CONVICTED: 2008<br />

False Registrations<br />

Jason Holly, Jessica Sundell, and Donahue Farrow<br />

CONVICTED: 2006<br />

False Registrations<br />

Christopher Kavanagh pleaded no contest to registering to vote in<br />

Berkeley when he lived in Oakland. He was sentenced to six months in<br />

jail, five years’ probation, and was ordered to pay a $10,835 fine.<br />

Jason Holly and Jessica Sundell pleaded guilty in 2006 to a felony<br />

charge of fraudulent completion of an affidavit of registration, and<br />

were sentenced to three years’ probation. It was discovered that more<br />

than 100 people who thought they were signing petitions to cure<br />

breast cancer and punish child molesters were actually registering as<br />

Republicans, in an elaborate vote-flipping scheme. Donahue Farrow<br />

pleaded guilty in 2008 for his involvement in this scheme. He was<br />

sentenced to 46 days in jail and three years’ probation. Five others have<br />

also pleaded guilty over their involvement in this scheme.<br />

SOURCES<br />

heritage.org<br />

SOURCES<br />

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-ex-official-gets-6-monthsentence-3285441.php<br />

http://yubanet.com/california/Secretary-of-State-Announces-Felony-Conviction-in-<br />

Orange-County-Voter-Registration-Fraud-Case.php#.VYGRTEaGOzE<br />

heritage.org

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