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Three Arkansas residents arrested and charged with voting illegally last year | Arkansas Advocate<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cGriffin said in a press conference that such arrests and charges are \u2018rarities\u2019 and \u2018not a persistent problem,\u2019 but that his office is committed to protecting the integrity of Arkansas elections. He created an Election Integrity Unit in his office\u2019s Special Investigations Division in March 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the article:<\/b><\/p>\n

They voted illegally because none of them were U.S. citizens, which makes it against Arkansas election law to register or vote in any election. Two of them also falsely attested to being U.S. citizens on their voter registration forms, which led to additional perjury charges.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what\u2019s mentioned about which party they voted for:<\/b><\/p>\n

Zlata Risley (from Kazakhstan) \u2014 accused of voting illegally in the 2024 Republican primary.<\/p>\n

Chi Baum (from Nigeria) \u2014 told investigators she voted Republican in the 2024 general election, even though she wasn\u2019t registered as a Republican.<\/p>\n

Cecilia Castellanos (from Cuba) \u2014 voted in the 2024 general election, but the article does not specify which party she voted for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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