Another case the voter fraud deniers will ignore:
“A Dothan woman facing eight felony absentee ballot fraud charges pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to reduced misdemeanor charges.
Janice Lee Hart, 64, pleaded guilty about midway through the prosecution’s evidence to eight misdemeanor counts of attempted absentee ballot fraud.”
Eight felonies? Certainly that merits jail, right? Guess again.
“Circuit Court Judge Brad Mendheim sentenced Hart to 12 months in the Houston County Jail for each charge, which he suspended in favor of two years probation for each charge.
Mendheim ordered Hart to pay a $200 fine, a $25 victim’s compensation fee and court costs for each of the eight misdemeanor convictions.
“You may not have any involvement with any absentee ballot voting or any other voting other than your own voting,” Mendheim said. “You shouldn’t be involved in any of the behavior alleged in these cases.”
Mendheim ordered Hart to pay $40 per month toward her fines and court costs starting in March.”
“And of course this voter fraud “didn’t affect the outcome of any election,” did it, as the deniers reflexively ask? Guess again.
Hart was one of three women who worked on the 2013 campaign for District 2 City Commissioner Amos Newsome.
In the election, Newsome beat challenger Lamesa Danzey by 14 votes. Newsome received 119 of the 124 absentee votes that were cast. Danzey received more votes than Newsome at the polls.”