{"id":8587,"date":"2023-04-19T17:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T17:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/?page_id=8587"},"modified":"2023-04-19T17:00:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T17:00:33","slug":"mississippi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Voter Fraud Convictions in Mississippi, 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> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Andrew Grant<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Secretary of State of Mississippi, &#8220;Official Recapitulation &#8211; Votes Cast in the Municipality of Canton, Mississippi on the 6th Day of June, 2017,&#8221; sos.ms.gov, June 14, 2017<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_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>Andrew Grant pleaded guilty on 8\/5\/2019 to &#8220;conspiracy to commit voter fraud&#8221; in relation to offenses committed in the 2017 Canton, Mississippi, municipal elections.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Erin Pickens, &#8220;Canton Alderman Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud, Immediately Resigns,&#8221; wapt.com, August 5, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Grant was sentenced on the same day to five years in prison, suspended for five years, plus five years of probation.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Erin Pickens, &#8220;Canton Alderman Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud, Immediately Resigns,&#8221; wapt.com, August 5, 2019 and Waverly McCarthy, &#8220;Alderman Andrew Grant Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_3');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_3', 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;A Canton alderman is now facing several charges following the ongoing investigation into voter fraud in the city. Ward 7 Councilman Andrew Grant is facing four counts of voter fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit voter fraud. He was indicted last month by a grand jury. The indictment states that Grant paid at least one person to vote for him in the 2017 elections.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">WLBT, &#8220;Canton Alderman Facing Charges in Ongoing Voter Fraud Investigation,&#8221; wlbt.com, February 4, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_4', 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>Municipal<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> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Courtney L. Rainey<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Party Affiliation is not tracked in Mississippi<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Voters in Mississippi are not asked their party affiliation on their <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MISSISSIPPI-VOTERREG.pdf\">voter registration forms<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_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>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Courtney L. Rainey was found guilty by a jury on 7\/31\/2019 of one count of voter intimidation in relation to offenses committed in the 2017 Canton, Mississippi, municipal elections; the jury was hung on one other count of voter fraud.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Guilty Verdict for Courtney Rainey in Canton Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; wlbt.com, July 31, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Rainey was sentenced on 9\/24\/2019 to 15 years in prison, with three years suspended in prison, plus five years of supervised probation on release.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Waverly McCarthy and Maggie Wade, &#8220;Courtney Rainey Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison,&#8221; wlbt.com, September 24, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> On 03\/16\/2021, the Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MS-RAINEY-APPEALS.pdf\">reversed the conviction<\/a> and rendered a judgment of acquittal. However on 03\/10\/2022, Supreme Court of Mississippi <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MS-RAINEY-SUPREME.pdf\">reversed that decision<\/a> and reinstated and affirmed the original judgement by the Madison County Circuit Court.<\/td><td>&#8220;[Courtney L.] Rainey, a former city of Canton employee, was convicted of witness intimidation in 2019. \u2026 At the heart of the matter was Rainey\u2019s interaction with Emma Ousley. According to court records, Rainey helped Ousley register to vote and then gave her a ride to the polls during the 2017 municipal elections. She then gave Ousley $10 for lunch. In 2018, the Madison County District Attorney\u2019s Office launched an investigation into potential voter fraud in Canton. Ousley testified at trial that Rainey &#8216;did not intimidate her but that Rainey asked her what she said to investigators.&#8217; \u2026 She also told the court that Rainey had visited her apartment and her job after Ousley had met with investigators.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Anthony Warren, &#8220;State Supreme Court Reverses Appeals Court Decision in Courtney Rainey Witness Intimidation Case,&#8221; wlbt.com, March 10, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_8', 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>Courtney L. Rainey v. State of Mississippi<\/em><br>Madison County Circuit Court<br>Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi: 2019-KA-01651-COA &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MS-RAINEY-APPEALS.pdf\">Opinion<\/a><br>Supreme Court of Mississippi: 2019-CT-01651-SCT &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MS-RAINEY-SUPREME.pdf\">Opinion<\/a><\/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> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Donnell Robinson<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Party Affiliation is not tracked in Mississippi<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Voters in Mississippi are not asked their party affiliation on their <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MISSISSIPPI-VOTERREG.pdf\">voter registration forms<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_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>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Donnell Robinson pleaded guilty on 6\/24\/2019 &#8220;one count of misdemeanor voter fraud&#8221; in relation to offenses committed in the 2017 Canton, Mississippi, municipal elections.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Two Plead Guilty in Canton Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; wlbt.com, June 24, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Robinson was sentenced on the same day to a one year suspended sentence, six months of probation, and a $250 fine.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[11]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Two Plead Guilty in Canton Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; wlbt.com, June 24, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_11', 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;Donnell Robinson, a 52-year-old mentioned in the [Courtney L.] Rainey indictments, was himself indicted on two counts of voter fraud and two counts of voting by an unqualified person. He is accused of twice casting an absentee ballot in 2017 even though he was disqualified because of a 1995 conviction for receiving stolen property.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[12]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jeff Amy, &#8220;6 Accused of Election Misconduct in Central Mississippi,&#8221; apnews.com, December 6, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_12', 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>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>4.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jennifer Robinson<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Party Affiliation is not tracked in Mississippi<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[13]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Voters in Mississippi are not asked their party affiliation on their <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MISSISSIPPI-VOTERREG.pdf\">voter registration forms<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_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>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Jennifer Robinson was &#8220;indicted on one count of voter fraud and one count of voting by an unqualified person for voting in the Ward 7 [2017] election even though she no longer lived there.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[14]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jeff Amy, &#8220;6 Accused of Election Misconduct in Central Mississippi,&#8221; apnews.com, December 6, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_14', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> In May 2019, Robinson was instructed to enter a Pre-Trial Diversion Program.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_15');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_15');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[15]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_15\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Two Charged in Canton Voter Fraud Case Enter Pre-trial Diversion Program,&#8221; wlbt.com, May 21, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_15', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> She will have one year to complete the program and avoid a felony conviction.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_16');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_16');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[16]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_16\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Two Charged in Canton Voter Fraud Case Enter Pre-trial Diversion Program,&#8221; wlbt.com, May 21, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_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;Jennifer Robinson, of Canton, falsely registered for an absentee ballot and then voted in 2017 municipal elections. She was charged with multiple counts of voter fraud and voting by an unqualified person for voting in a precinct in which she no longer resided. As part of a plea deal, she was admitted to a pre-trial diversion program.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_17');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_17');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[17]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_17\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Heritage Foundation, &#8220;Election Fraud Cases,&#8221; heritage.org, accessed on April 13, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_17').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_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>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>5.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Valerie Smith<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Party Affiliation is not tracked in Mississippi<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_18');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_18');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[18]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_18\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Voters in Mississippi are not asked their party affiliation on their <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MISSISSIPPI-VOTERREG.pdf\">voter registration forms<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_18').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_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>Valerie Smith pleaded guilty on 6\/24\/2019 &#8220;violation of voter registration statutes&#8221; in relation to offenses committed in the 2017 Canton, Mississippi, municipal elections.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_19');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_19');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[19]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_19\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Two Plead Guilty in Canton Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; wlbt.com, June 24, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_19').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_19', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Smith was sentenced on the same day one year of probation, a fine, and an investigative fee.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_20');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_20');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[20]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_20\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Two Plead Guilty in Canton Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; wlbt.com, June 24, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_20', 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;Another former official has been charged with voter fraud in an unfolding investigation in a Mississippi town. Three indictments issued in January against retired Canton City Clerk Valerie Smith were unsealed this week. She\u2019s charged with 15 separate felony counts of falsely claiming a voter had sworn a registration application before her when they did not. \u2026 Smith is the eighth person charged since December with misconduct in Canton\u2019s 2017 elections.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_21');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_21');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_21\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[21]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_21\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Associated Press, &#8220;More Charges in Voter Fraud Inquiry in Mississippi Town,&#8221; washingtontimes.com, February 7, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_21').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_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>Case Notes:<\/strong><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>6.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Cary Johnson<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Party Affiliation is not tracked in Mississippi<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_22');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_22');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_22\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[22]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_22\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Voters in Mississippi are not asked their party affiliation on their <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MISSISSIPPI-VOTERREG.pdf\">voter registration forms<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_22').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_22', 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>Cary Johnson was indicted in December 2018 on three counts of voter fraud in relation to offenses committed during the Canton, Mississippi, 2017 municipal elections.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_23');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_23');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_23\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[23]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_23\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Justin Vicory and Jimmie E. Gates, &#8220;Court Records Say Former Canton Fire Chief Promised Beer for a Vote,&#8221; clarionledger.com, December 7, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_23').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_23', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> In May 2019, Johnson was instructed to enter a Pre-Trial Diversion Program.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_24');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_24');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_24\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[24]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_24\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Two Charged in Canton Voter Fraud Case Enter Pre-trial Diversion Program,&#8221; wlbt.com, May 21, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_24').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_24', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> He will have one year to complete the program and avoid a felony conviction.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_25');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_25');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_25\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[25]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_25\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Two Charged in Canton Voter Fraud Case Enter Pre-trial Diversion Program,&#8221; wlbt.com, May 21, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_25').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_25', 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;Cary Johnson \u2026 will have one year to complete a pretrial intervention program, which is available to people charged in nonviolent crimes. \u2026 Johnson is a former Canton police chief. An indictment accuses him of trying to influence a voter by promising beer, and of offering money to two others to sway their votes.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_26');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8587_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_26');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_26\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[26]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_26\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Associated Press, &#8220;2 Could Avoid Felony Conviction in Canton Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; apnews.com, May 22, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_26').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8587_1_26', 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>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><\/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_8587_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8587_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8587_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_8587_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_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Secretary of State of Mississippi, &#8220;Official Recapitulation &#8211; Votes Cast in the Municipality of Canton, Mississippi on the 6th Day of June, 2017,&#8221; sos.ms.gov, June 14, 2017<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Erin Pickens, &#8220;Canton Alderman Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud, Immediately Resigns,&#8221; wapt.com, August 5, 2019<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_3');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Erin Pickens, &#8220;Canton Alderman Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud, Immediately Resigns,&#8221; wapt.com, August 5, 2019 and Waverly McCarthy, &#8220;Alderman Andrew Grant Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Canton Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; wlbt.com, August 5, 2019<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_4');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">WLBT, &#8220;Canton Alderman Facing Charges in Ongoing Voter Fraud Investigation,&#8221; wlbt.com, February 4, 2019<\/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_8587_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_5');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_9');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_13\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_13');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>13,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_18\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_18');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>18,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_22\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_22');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>22<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Voters in Mississippi are not asked their party affiliation on their <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MISSISSIPPI-VOTERREG.pdf\">voter registration forms<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_6');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Guilty Verdict for Courtney Rainey in Canton Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; wlbt.com, July 31, 2019<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_7');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Waverly McCarthy and Maggie Wade, &#8220;Courtney Rainey Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison,&#8221; wlbt.com, September 24, 2019<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_8');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Anthony Warren, &#8220;State Supreme Court Reverses Appeals Court Decision in Courtney Rainey Witness Intimidation Case,&#8221; wlbt.com, March 10, 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_8587_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_10');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_11\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_11');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>11,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_19\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_19');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>19,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_20\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_20');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>20<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Two Plead Guilty in Canton Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; wlbt.com, June 24, 2019<\/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_8587_1_12\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_12');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_14\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_14');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>14<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Jeff Amy, &#8220;6 Accused of Election Misconduct in Central Mississippi,&#8221; apnews.com, December 6, 2018<\/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_8587_1_15\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_15');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>15,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_16\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_16');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>16,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_24\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_24');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>24,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8587_1_25\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8587_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8587_1_25');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>25<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Maggie Wade, &#8220;Two Charged in Canton Voter Fraud Case Enter Pre-trial Diversion Program,&#8221; 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