{"id":8578,"date":"2023-04-19T16:31:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/?page_id=8578"},"modified":"2024-01-02T21:48:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T21:48:30","slug":"louisiana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Voter Fraud Convictions in Louisiana, 2016-2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table centerheader is-style-regular statestable\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>A.<br>Conviction Details<\/th><th>B.<br>Background<\/th><th>C.<br>Potential Election Impact<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Emmanuel Zanders III<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Law Officer, &#8220;Democrat Politician Arrested for Election Fraud,&#8221; lawofficer.com, January 15, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Emmanuel Zanders III pleaded guilty on 7\/12\/2021 to one misdemeanor count of election fraud, reduced from eight felony charges as part of a plea deal.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">James Finn, &#8220;Amite City Councilman Takes Plea Deal in Election Fraud Case, Will Get One Misdemeanor,&#8221; theadvocate.com, July 12, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Councilman Zanders agreed to resign his seat on the Amite City council as part of his plea agreement.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">James Finn, &#8220;Amite City Councilman Takes Plea Deal in Election Fraud Case, Will Get One Misdemeanor,&#8221; theadvocate.com, July 12, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Sentencing was set for July 28, 2021<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">James Finn, &#8220;Amite City Councilman Takes Plea Deal in Election Fraud Case, Will Get One Misdemeanor,&#8221; theadvocate.com, July 12, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> but as of September 2022, no information has been found.<\/td><td>&#8220;Emmanuel Zanders III, an eight-year District 3 councilman and former Amite City Mayor Pro Tem,\u2026 initially faced eight felony counts of violating Louisiana\u2019s election integrity laws. \u2026 The Tangipahoa Parish Registrar of Voters contacted the Secretary of State&#8217;s office in October after noticing some voter registration forms had been submitted with fraudulent addresses. \u2026 Investigators from the attorney general\u2019s office later found two addresses for separate, vacant lots in Amite\u2019s District 3 \u2014 one had had six people registered to vote and the other had 16 registrants,\u2026 [AG Jeff] Landry said Zanders &#8216;purposefully manipulated citizens,&#8221; having them sign their voter registration form before he later filled out the address on his own.'&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">James Finn, &#8220;Amite City Councilman Takes Plea Deal in Election Fraud Case, Will Get One Misdemeanor,&#8221; theadvocate.com, July 12, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Case Number: Not Found<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Local Council<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2018<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Delores &#8220;Dee&#8221; Handy<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to the Louisiana Voter Registration Application Form, &#8220;Party Affiliation &#8211; If you are registering for the first time, you may choose a party affiliation of Democrat, Green,&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_6');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Delores &#8220;Dee&#8221; Handy was found guilty by a 6-person jury in September 2020 to violation of the Louisiana Election Code Section 1461.7.A.(3) which states: &#8220;No person shall knowingly, willfully, or intentionally:\u2026 when assisting a voter in voting, fail to mark the ballot or vote in the manner dictated by the voter,&#8221; in relation to offenses committed in October 2018.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">KLFY, &#8220;Crowley Woman Convicted on Election Fraud Charge,&#8221; klfy.com, September 2, 2020, and Crowley Post-Signal, &#8220;Handy Sentenced in Election Fraud Case,&#8221;&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_7');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Handy was sentenced in September 2020 to an 11 month suspended sentence in a parish jail, two years of probation, and an $800 fine plus associated court costs.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Crowley Post-Signal, &#8220;Handy Sentenced in Election Fraud Case,&#8221; crowleypostsignal.com, October 1, 2020<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Delores \u201cDee\u201d Handy, 69, of West Seventh Street, was convicted in Early September for &#8216;purposely failing to mark an elderly voter\u2019s ballot in the manner dictated by said voter.&#8217; \u2026 The first incident occurred on Sept. 6, 2018; the second on Sept. 10, 2018. Both of the victims were elderly women who were casting mail-in ballots in the Nov. 6, 2018, elections, which included a number of municipal races in Crowley.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Crowley Post-Signal, &#8220;Handy Sentenced in Election Fraud Case,&#8221; crowleypostsignal.com, October 1, 2020<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Case was heard in the 15th Judicial District Court in Lafayette Parish<br>Case Number: Not Found<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Municipal<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016 and 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kristian Hart, also known as Kris Hart<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Kristian Damon Hart&#8217;s Louisiana Voter Registration,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on September 14, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Kristian Hart pleaded guilty on 7\/20\/2022 &#8220;to criminally violating federal election laws as part of a conspiracy to pay, or offer to pay, voters for voting in a federal election&#8221; and &#8220;three counts of paying and offering to pay voters during both the 2016 and 2020 elections&#8221; where Hart was running for his council seat.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[11]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief and City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov, July 21, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Hart was sentenced to one year of imprisonment on 11\/29\/2022.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[12]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief, City Councilmember, and Co-Conspirator Sentenced in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov,&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_12');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_12', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Jerry Trabona, 72, the former Chief of Police in Amite City, and Kristian &#8216;Kris&#8217; Hart, 49, a current Amite City councilmember, pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay and offering to pay voters residing in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, for voting in the 2016 open primary election and the 2016 open general election. Trabona and Hart admitted that they agreed with each other and others to pay or offer to pay voters during contests in which the defendants were candidates \u2026 Hart [also] pleaded guilty to three counts of paying and offering to pay voters during both the 2016 and 2020 elections.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[13]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief and City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov, July 21, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_13', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>United States of America v. Kristian Hart<\/em><br>Case Number: 2:21-cr-00153-GGG-KWR<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/LA\/LA-Hart_Plea.pdf\">Plea Agreement<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Local Council<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jerry Trabona<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Independent<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[14]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Jerry J Trabona&#8217;s Louisiana Voter Registration,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on September 14, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_14', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Jerry Trabona pleaded guilty on 7\/20\/2022 &#8220;to criminally violating federal election laws as part of a conspiracy to pay, or offer to pay, voters for voting in a federal election.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_15');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_15');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[15]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_15\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief and City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov, July 21, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_15', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Trabona was sentenced to one year of imprisonment and a $10,000 fine on 11\/29\/2022.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_16');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_16');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[16]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_16\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief, City Councilmember, and Co-Conspirator Sentenced in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov,&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_16');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_16', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Jerry Trabona, 72, the former Chief of Police in Amite City, and Kristian &#8216;Kris&#8217; Hart, 49, a current Amite City councilmember, pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay and offering to pay voters residing in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, for voting in the 2016 open primary election and the 2016 open general election. Trabona and Hart admitted that they agreed with each other and others to pay or offer to pay voters during contests in which the defendants were candidates, [Hart ran for his council seat during both the open primary and general elections. Trabona sought reelection to police chief in the open primary] and in which federal candidates appeared on the same ballot.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_17');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_17');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[17]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_17\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief and City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov, July 21, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_17').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_17', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>United States of America v. Jerry Trabona<\/em><br>Case Number: 2:21-cr-00153-GGG-KWR<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/LA\/LA-Trabona_Plea.pdf\">Plea Agreement<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Local Council<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Independent<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Sidney Smith<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_18');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_18');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[18]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_18\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Sidney Smith&#8217;s Louisiana Voter Registration,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on September 14, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_18').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_18', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Sidney Smith pleaded guilty on 11\/29\/2021 to conspiracy to buy votes during the 2016 election.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_19');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_19');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[19]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_19\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief and City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov, July 21, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_19').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_19', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> No sentencing information available as of September 14, 2022.<\/td><td>&#8220;The Department of Justice also announced the guilty pleas of two additional Tangipahoa Parish residents for their involvement in vote buying in Tangipahoa Parish during the 2016 election period: Sidney Smith, 68, of Amite City, and Calvin Batiste, 64, of Independence. \u2026 Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lance Africk on Nov. 29, [2021] and Batiste pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman on Dec. 8. [2021] Smith and Batiste both face a maximum penalty of five years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_20');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_20');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[20]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_20\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief and City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov, July 21, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_20', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Case Number: Not Found<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Local Council<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Calvin Baptise<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> No Voter Record<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_21');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_21');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_21\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[21]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_21\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Calvin Baptiste has 0 Voter Records in Louisiana,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on September 14, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_21').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_21', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Calvin Baptiste pleaded guilty on 12\/8\/2021 to conspiracy to buy votes during the 2016 election.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_22');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_22');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_22\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[22]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_22\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief and City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov, July 21, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_22').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_22', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> No sentencing information available as of September 14, 2022.<\/td><td>&#8220;The Department of Justice also announced the guilty pleas of two additional Tangipahoa Parish residents for their involvement in vote buying in Tangipahoa Parish during the 2016 election period: Sidney Smith, 68, of Amite City, and Calvin Batiste, 64, of Independence. \u2026 Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lance Africk on Nov. 29, [2021] and Batiste pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman on Dec. 8. [2021] Smith and Batiste both face a maximum penalty of five years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_23');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8578_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_23');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_23\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[23]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_23\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief and City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov, July 21, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_23').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8578_1_23', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Case Number: Not Found<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Local Council<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8578_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8578_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8578_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_8578_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Law Officer, &#8220;Democrat Politician Arrested for Election Fraud,&#8221; lawofficer.com, January 15, 2021<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_2');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_3');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_4');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_5');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">James Finn, &#8220;Amite City Councilman Takes Plea Deal in Election Fraud Case, Will Get One Misdemeanor,&#8221; theadvocate.com, July 12, 2021<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_6');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LA-VOTERREG.pdf\">Louisiana Voter Registration Application Form<\/a>, &#8220;Party Affiliation &#8211; If you are registering for the first time, you may choose a party affiliation of Democrat, Green, Independent, Libertarian, or Republican parties. You may specify any other party affiliation by checking \u2018other\u2019 and then listing the party with which you wish to affiliate. If you do not want to register with a political party affiliation check \u2018No Party,\u2019 or if you do not complete this section, your party affiliation will be listed as \u2018No Party.'&#8221;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_7');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">KLFY, &#8220;Crowley Woman Convicted on Election Fraud Charge,&#8221; klfy.com, September 2, 2020, and Crowley Post-Signal, &#8220;Handy Sentenced in Election Fraud Case,&#8221; crowleypostsignal.com, October 1, 2020, and Justia, &#8220;Louisiana Revised Statutes \u00a718:1461.7 (2016),&#8221; justia.com, accessed on April 8, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_8');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_9');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Crowley Post-Signal, &#8220;Handy Sentenced in Election Fraud Case,&#8221; crowleypostsignal.com, October 1, 2020<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_10');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Kristian Damon Hart&#8217;s Louisiana Voter Registration,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on September 14, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_11\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_11');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>11,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_13\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_13');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>13,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_15\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_15');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>15,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_17\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_17');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>17,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_19\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_19');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>19,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_20\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_20');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>20,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_22\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_22');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>22,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_23\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_23');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>23<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief and City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov, July 21, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_12\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_12');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_16\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_16');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>16<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">US Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, &#8220;Former Louisiana Police Chief, City Councilmember, and Co-Conspirator Sentenced in Vote-Buying Conspiracy,&#8221; justice.gov, November 30, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8578_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8578_1_14');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8578_1_14\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>14<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Jerry J Trabona&#8217;s Louisiana Voter Registration,&#8221; 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