Former Arizona Dem mayor pled guilty felony ballot harvesting in 2020

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Former Arizona Democratic mayor of San Luis has pled guilty this week to a felony ballot harvesting scheme implemented for the state’s hotly-contested 2020 primary election. But of course this could not be done in the general election as democrats claimed right? The election was free and fair right? Following a plea deal that saw the most serious charges of forgery and conspiracy dropped, Guillermina Fuentes, 66, could now receive probation for illegally collecting early ballots, Arizona Central reports. “Arizona law only provides for a family member, household member, or caregiver of the voter to collect voted or unvoted early ballots from another person,” according to a statement from the office of Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Fuentes admitted she “knowingly collect[ed] ballots from another person, and those early ballots belonged to individuals for whom I am not a family member, household member, or caregiver,” the AG’s office said, adding that Fuentes also copped to giving the early ballots to Alma Juarez. The admission constitutes a Class 6 Felony. Both Fuentes and Juarez were indicted in December 2020 on one count of ballot abuse, more commonly known as “ballot harvesting.” Last October, charges of conspiracy, forgery, and another ballot abuse charge were added against Fuentes. Juarez pled guilty to the charge in March. Of course, nothing like this could have possibly taken place during the general election right? https://ussanews.com/2022/06/04/fmr-dem-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-felony-2020-ballot-harvesting-scheme/ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/06/02/former-san-luis-mayor-pleads-guilty-illegally-collecting-early-ballots/7491766001/