Democratic Candidate Arrested on Multiple Felony Voter Fraud Charges
A Democratic Party candidate is being charged with a bevy of felony counts, all related to alleged voter fraud.
Terry Andrew Heflin, the 45-year old candidate for a commission seat in Clay County, Alabama, was arrested Tuesday on seven counts of unlawful use of absentee ballots, according to a news release from the Alabama Attorney General’s office. Each unlawful use of the ballots comes with a punishment ranging from one to 10 years in prison.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the arrest the day after Heflin turned himself in to authorities.
The release from Marshall’s office gave few details about the circumstances surrounding the alleged voter fraud.
