Yesterday afternoon the Macon County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 47 year old male for a violation of the Illinois Election Code. David E. Badon, Decatur, was arrested after an investigation revealed that he voted twice in the 2022 Illinois General Primary. Voting more than once in an election is a Class 3 felony in the State of Illinois.
During the course of the investigation detectives identified Mr. Badon as having voted on May 20, 2022 by early voting at the Macon County Clerk’s Office. He was later identified as having voted on election day, June 28, 2022 at his assigned precinct polling place. Surveillance video showed Mr. Badon casting a ballot on both days.
The Illinois Statute concerning multiple voting states, “Any person who, having voted once, knowingly during any election where the ballot or machine lists any of the same candidates and issues listed on the ballot or machine previously used for voting by that person, (a) files an application to vote in the same or another polling place, or (b) accepts a ballot or enters a voting machine (except to legally give assistance pursuant to the provisions of this Code), shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.”
Badon was released from the Macon County Jail with a Notice to Appear set for December 2, 2022.
The Macon County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in this investigation by the Macon County State’s Attorney Office and the Macon County Clerk’s Office.
Comments