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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

An Alabama legislator was arrested Tuesday on felony voter fraud charges accusing him of voting in a district where he did not live.

Republican Rep. David Cole of Huntsville was arrested on charges of voting in an unauthorized location, according to Madison County Jail records. The details of the charge were not immediately available in court records, but the arrest comes after accusations that Cole did not live in the district in which he was elected.

Cole, a doctor and Army veteran, was elected to the House of Representatives last year.

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[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Obviously it was a Republican.

[-] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

What’s this works coming to? Before you know it some priest will get arrested for inappropriate things with a little boy.

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 21 points 10 months ago

Doesn't Greg Abbott pay good money for proof of voter fraud?

[-] sndmn@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 months ago

Has there been a single credible allegation of a Democrat voting more than once?

Every single case I've seen reported has been an R.

[-] gastationsushi@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Unfair to compare democratic voters to republicans, democrats aren't in a cult.

[-] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I think there was some very niche case some time ago? I don't remember the details and finding info about stuff like that, that isn't conservative propaganda is impossible.

[-] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 10 months ago

Great, now do Tuberville. Pretty sure he's been living in his house in northwest Florida for almost a decade now.

[-] roofuskit@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

It was really nice of the GOP to pass all these strict voter fraud laws to catch themselves voting illegally.

[-] Fapper_McFapper@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Without reading the article I’m going to guess Republican. Let me go read it now. BRB.

Edit: Republican Rep. David Cole

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Expel that fucker out of HOR.

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

Expel that fucker into prison.

[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Devil's advocate: Why isn't Alabama like my state, where you can vote at any polling location? When you go in to vote they give you a ballot for your district, no matter where you are.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Because they want to make voting difficult and cause people to inadvertently break the law when exercising their right to vote

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