UNH student receives suspended sentence for voter fraud

Union Leader ^ | March 2, 2019 | Todd Feathers

[Jim Noble]

CONCORD — A University of New Hampshire student who registered to vote in Durham and cast an absentee ballot in Massachusetts during the 2016 election admitted to committing voter fraud on Thursday.

Spencer McKinnon, 21, pleaded guilty in Strafford County Superior Court to a misdemeanor charge of providing a false statement on a voter registration form, the Attorney General’s office announced Friday. His sentence of six months in a house of corrections was suspended on the condition that he complete 200 hours of community service and pay a $2,000 fine. McKinnon also lost the right to vote in New Hampshire.

On Oct. 24, 2016, McKinnon mailed an absentee ballot to the clerk in his hometown of Dracut, Mass. Two days later, he signed a voter registration form in Durham and attested that he “was not domiciled or voting in any other state or any other city/town,” according to the Attorney General’s office.

McKinnon was originally indicted on a felony voter fraud charge for actually voting in Durham after having voted in Massachusetts, but the Attorney General’s office dropped that charge as part of the plea agreement.

His conviction was the first one resulting from the state’s use of the Interstate Voter Crosscheck Program. So far, the Attorney General’s office has also brought voter fraud charges against three other people for casting ballots in the 2016 election.

[Jim Noble]

Boy, is this ever discouraging. This kid, at a minimum, should be expelled from UNH and do jail time.

[SuperLuminal]

If he had voted for an American candidate he would be spending a couple of years in jail...

[Centurion2000]

Voter fraud should be a CAPITAL offense

[fella]

Now he’s a Progressive hero. And he’ll do it again and encourage others to do it too.

[ClearCase_guy]

Slap on the wrist because he undoubtably voted the “right” way in the eyes of the judge.

[Track9]

Lemme guess. He got the idea from a community organizer. Who’s outfit is endorsed by the university he goes to.

[\/\/ayne]

Double voting is a huge problem and it will take real jail sentences to stop them.

[Little Bill]

Jim, you should get involved in Stratford County politics.

[metmom]

I agree.

[MGG]

Massholes.

[metmom]

They drive here into NY as well.

Nobody here likes them either.

[Tallguy]

I’m ok with spending the sentence but the fine needs to really bite. Im thinking 10k minimum. Put it on par with a DUI fine.

[SunkenCiv]

IOW, it's not really against the law. Good to know.

[Jim Noble]

It’s a crime, but Orange Man Bad so it’s ok

[Retvet]

This judge needs to do Jail time!

[Keyhopper]

Year in prison, 25k dollar fine, lifetime loss of voting rights.

[stinkerpot65]

Typical corrupt Democrat.

[A strike]

Gee, I wonder who he voted for?

[BillyBonebrake]

Tip of the iceberg. All the Yalies clamoring for their same day ballots at New Haven City Hall were doing the same thing with impunity.

[lucky american]

I live in NH. This is one of hundreds of students who’ve done this. He just got caught. The wheels of justice turn slow in this state. Stay tuned.