On the day of a special election in New Hampshire in April 2021, Michael Drouin posted a fake advertisement on Craigslist offering a free trailer and listed the phone number of Bill Boyd, a candidate for a state House seat.
Mr. Drouin was indicted in November 2022 on a felony charge of interference with election communications.
On Monday, Mr. Drouin, 30, of Merrimack, N.H., pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of creating a false document, an election law offense, admitting that he knowingly interfered with Mr. Boyd’s ability to use his cellphone on Election Day.
The charge is a misdemeanor, not a felony, but it still cost him his right to vote in the state.
People who are convicted of a willful violation of the state’s election laws lose their right to vote under the New Hampshire Constitution.