A federal prosecutor cut a deal with 13 Barack Obama campaign workers who illegally cast ballots in Ohio on Thursday (10/23). The 13 out-of-staters pulled their ballots after being warned that temporary residents can’t vote in the battleground state.
The 13 workers — including Obama Ohio spokeswoman Olivia Alair and James Cadogan, who recently joined Team Obama — signed a form letter asking the Franklin County elections board to pull their ballots yesterday.
This action came after prosecutor Ron O’Brien personally spoke with lawyers for both Obama and John McCain camps and urged them to make sure their staffs met permanent-residency rules, or face possible felony charges.
On Thursday, the 13 Obama staffers — including four from New York — escaped jail time by tossing out their already-cast ballots after admitting they weren’t permanent residents of Ohio.