Six people have been indicted for voting illegally in past elections, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Tuesday.
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Those six people came from near Columbus and Cleveland and were lawful residents of the United States, but they were not citizens.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00 , seven people had their cases presented to a grand jury, but one man wasn’t indicted because they thought someone stole his identity to vote.
Yost added that illegally voting is a felony with up to 18 months in prison and five years probation. The six people indicted will start to make their court appearances in November.
“I think this should enable everybody to take a deep breath and be more confident that our elections are, in fact, safe and secure,” Yost said.