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Colorado Postal Carrier and a Friend Accused of Forging Stolen Mail Ballots to Test Voting Security

November 7, 2024
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DENVER (AP) — A postal worker and her friend were arrested Wednesday in connection with the forging of stolen mail ballots in an alleged attempt to test the security of Colorado’s voting system, according to court documents.

Mail carrier Vicki Lyn Stuart and Sally Jane Maxedon were arrested on suspicion of identity theft, attempt to influence a public servant and forgery, according to their arrest affidavits. There were no attorneys listed as representing them yet in court records. Neither has been formally charged yet.

In a statement, the office of 21st District Attorney Dan Rubinstein said its investigators began a probe on Oct. 21 after residents who never submitted a ballot or ever received a ballot in the mail were notified that their ballots were not being counted because of discrepancies with their signatures.

Colorado overwhelmingly votes by mail, which officials tout as a safe and convenient method that avoids long lines and last-minute problems on Election Day. Ballots are mailed to voters who can either return them by mail or drop them off in ballot boxes. Election workers check the signatures on the envelopes holding mail ballots against voter signatures they have on file to ensure they are being submitted by the voter the ballot was sent to.

The investigation into the stolen and forged ballots was announced by Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold last month.

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