
Ohio Republicans charged with distributing phony sample ballots in election fraud case
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November 5, 2019
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Sky Palma
According to a report from a local ABC affiliate, two people have been charged resulting from an investigation into election fraud in Mario, Ohio.
Authorities were looking into whether the Marion County Republican Party was illegally distributing campaign handouts that were designed to mislead people to think they were sample ballots. Now, WSYX ABC 6 reporter Ben Garbarek has revealed that Republican candidate for Marion City Auditor, Robert Landon, and Marion County GOP official, John Matthews, have been charged for distributing phony sample ballots.
Ben Garbarek

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So far no charges have been filed but that could change soon. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/possible-election-fraud-investigated-in-marion… #vote2019 #ElectionDay
Possible election fraud investigated in Marion
Investigators are looking into possible election fraud in Marion ahead of the 2019 election. Authorities are investigating whether the Marion County Republican Party broke the law with campaign...
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Ben Garbarek

BREAKING NEWS: Two people have been charged with distributing phony sample ballots. One of those charged is Robert Landon, the Republican candidate for Marion City Auditor. The other charged is John Matthews, a Marion Co. Republican official. #vote2019 #ElectionDay2019
According to Ohio law, political parties or candidates are banned from handing out sample ballots. The fraudulent materials handed out by Landon and Matthews were printed on white paper, while the law requires sample ballots to be on colored paper to distinguish them from real ones..
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/ohio-republicans-charged-with-distributing-phony-sample-ballots-in-election-fraud-case/