Elected D.C. official — and five others — fined for voting in both D.C. and Maryland in 2020
Elected official fined for voting in both DC and Maryland in 2020
Vanessa Rubio told the DC Board of Elections she didn't realize it was illegal to vote in the District and Maryland since DC is not a state
By Mark Segraves, NBC Washington/News4 Reporter
Dec. 18, 2023
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. ...
Double voting is not grounds to be removed from elected office in D.C. and it does not impact the person's right to vote in future elections.
Really? Is it possible to be that stupid?
