An elected official in DC was fined $500 for committing voter fraud.
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Vanessa Rubiom a Democrat, and five others were fined for voting in both DC and Maryland in 2020.
According to NBC Washington, Vanessa Rubio absurdly claimed she thought she could vote in both DC and Maryland because DC isn’t a state.
Elected DC official fined $500 for committing voter fraud. Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner @vanessarubio01 voted in DC & MD in 2020. She told @vote4dc she thought since DC isn’t a state, it was ok. 5 other voters each fined $100 for double voting in 2020 @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/OoPJyULUbo
— Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) December 18, 2023
NBC Washington reported:
An elected official in D.C. and five others were fined for committing voter fraud, the D.C. Board of Elections says.
Vanessa Rubio, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Ward 4, voted in both D.C. and Maryland in the 2020 general election, according to the elections board. Documents from the board state Rubio voted in person in Maryland on Nov. 1, 2020 and then in D.C. on Nov. 3, 2020.
Rubio admitted she voted twice to the board, but said she didn’t think it was illegal because D.C. is not a state, according to the documents.