LoriM15 (Florida)
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This article was in the local newspaper yesterday. I don't know if the link is free or not. https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/2023/04/27/ex-marco-island-councilor-victor-rios-guilty-of-three-counts-in-condo-trial/70159580007/
To summarize, a city council member was running for re-election for his condo board. It was a highly contested election. He apparently forged signatures on ballots or brought in enough forged proxies that he and another candidate won. Unfortunately, he must not have been the smartest guy, because other owners became suspicious when they heard that 97% of the owners had "voted". All of us here know that the percentage is NEVER that high. They asked to examine the ballots, noticed a lot of the same handwriting on the ballots, and filed a protest with the Florida governing agency. There was handwriting and DNA analysis and apparently enough proof, because he was convicted on three felony accounts.
You have to wonder what other stuff was going on that made him want to keep is seat so badly. But it's nice to know the system to regulate condo elections in Florida worked, even if it took a long time.
To summarize, a city council member was running for re-election for his condo board. It was a highly contested election. He apparently forged signatures on ballots or brought in enough forged proxies that he and another candidate won. Unfortunately, he must not have been the smartest guy, because other owners became suspicious when they heard that 97% of the owners had "voted". All of us here know that the percentage is NEVER that high. They asked to examine the ballots, noticed a lot of the same handwriting on the ballots, and filed a protest with the Florida governing agency. There was handwriting and DNA analysis and apparently enough proof, because he was convicted on three felony accounts.
You have to wonder what other stuff was going on that made him want to keep is seat so badly. But it's nice to know the system to regulate condo elections in Florida worked, even if it took a long time.