MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama lawmaker on Tuesday pleaded guilty to a voter fraud charge that he rented a closet-sized space in a home to fraudulently run for office in a district where he did not live.
Former state Rep. David Cole, a Republican from Huntsville, pleaded to a charge of voting in an authorized location.
Political Cartoons View All 1206 ImagesAlabama law requires candidates to live in a legislative district for one year before they run for office.
Cole signed the lease for the space two days after a redistricting plan was enacted that placed the home where Cole had lived since 2014 in another House district.
The guilty plea comes after accusations surfaced that he did not live in the district in which he was elected.
Persons:
—, David Cole, Cole, D, Alan Mann, “, Elijah Boyd, Fred, John Rogers
Organizations:
Republican, Alabama, Representatives, Libertarian
Locations:
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Alabama, Huntsville, Madison, District, Fairfield