Fox News reports:  It took a few years, but prosecutors are rolling out charges in response to accusations of felons voting in one of the tightest elections in the state.

Looking back, it’s clear that the 2008 election was significant for many reasons.
“Actually, that was my first time voting,” said Dwayne Thomas, of St. Paul.

Now, Thomas is facing two felony charges. He was not supposed to vote on Nov. 4, 2008, because he was still on probation for a previous felony.

Three years later, just before the statute of limitations would run out, Washington County prosecutors sent him back to jail.
 
“I just think it’s not right that they are doing this,” said Thomas. “I don’t really understand how they feel like I knew about it. I didn’t know about it.”
 
Prosecutors say they don’t buy that claim.

“That’s the same defense I’ve heard on other people who violate their probation,” said Rick Hodsdon, assistant Washington County Attorney. So far he’s charged 25 felons with illegally voting in the 2008 election and another seven for voting in 2010.
 
“Like many other crimes, this may have been going on for some time, but no one was ever able to sit down and track it and match it,” he said.