AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine man has pleaded guilty to three counts of forgery related to absentee ballots.
Fifty-year-old Byron Wrigley Jr. of Oakland admitted signing the name of two other voters on an application for an absentee ballot and two absentee ballot return envelopes. A judge sentenced Wrigley on Wednesday to 10 days to be served in an alternative sentencing program.
His scheme came to light after election officials realized two votes were cast in his son’s name: One was cast via absentee ballot while the son also voted in person in Orono, where he’s a college student.
Attorney General William Schneider says the state will “vigilantly safeguard the integrity of the voting process and deter others who may be tempted to engage in similar conduct.”
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