2010 Washington – Criminal Conviction – Janice Waters
Janice Waters, of Marysville, was convicted of illegal registration in the wrong county, absentee ballot fraud, and illegal double voting in the 2008 general election. Waters submitted a ballot for her son, who was a convicted felon and ineligible to vote. Upon questioning, Waters told the County Sheriff’s Office she did not submit her son’s ballot and suspected her mail had been intercepted or misdirected. Forensic scientists analyzed Waters’ signature with the signature on her son’s absentee ballot and concluded she had submitted the form. Waters was sentenced to 20 days in jail; the sentence was later converted to 160 hours of community service.