Colorado Cultists Arrested In Ballot Fraud Scheme

ABC News reports:

A postal worker and her friend were arrested Wednesday in connection with the forging of stolen mail ballots in an alleged attempt to test the security of Colorado’s voting system, according to court documents. Mail carrier Vicki Lyn Stuart and Sally Jane Maxedon were arrested on suspicion of identity theft, attempt to influence a public servant and forgery, according to their arrest affidavits.

The investigation into the stolen and forged ballots was announced by Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold last month. According to the arrest affidavits, victims are still being located and confirmed, and investigators believe there could be over 20 people whose ballots were stolen. Mesa County is where former county clerk Tina Peters was recently sentenced to prison for a data-breach scheme.

The Colorado Newsline reports:

Maxedon is registered Republican and Stuart is an unaffiliated voter, according to voter records provided to Colorado Newsline.

The signature verification process led to detection of the fraudulent ballots, election officials said. When they reached out to voters to fix discrepancies between the signature on the ballot envelope and the one on file, the voters said they hadn’t received or cast a ballot. That triggered the investigation.

Investigators found Maxedon through a fingerprint on a ballot that matched one in a law enforcement database. Mesa County Clerk Bobbie Gross, a Republican, said the office did not open the suspect ballots and gave them to the district attorney’s office.

Put them in the cell next to Tina Peters.

Postal carrier and her friend forged stolen ballots to test voting security, officials say https://t.co/4MbGCHlEcF

— wvlt (@wvlt) November 9, 2024