Jamaican national charged with illegal voting in Alabama
Key Points(5)
- A 42-year-old Jamaican national has been charged with unlawfully voting in a U.S.
- federal election despite not being an American citizen, according to the U.S.
- Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama.
- Staciann Pollion Davis, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was arrested on Thursday, October 8, and appeared before a U.S.
- magistrate judge in Mobile, Alabama, on a federal charge of voting as an alien.
A 42-year-old Jamaican national has been charged with unlawfully voting in a U.S. federal election despite not being an American citizen, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama.
Staciann Pollion Davis, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was arrested on Thursday, October 8, and appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge in Mobile, Alabama, on a federal charge of voting as an alien.
According to a criminal complaint, Davis allegedly voted in the November 2024 general election in Clarke County, Alabama, despite not being a U.S. citizen.
She was charged alongside Silvia Delgado Phelps, a 78-year-old Peruvian national and lawful permanent resident, who allegedly voted in multiple elections in Baldwin County, Alabama.
Both women face up to one year in prison if convicted. Any sentence would be determined by a federal judge after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello said the charges underscored the federal government’s position that participation in federal elections is restricted to American citizens.
“When individuals who are not citizens cast ballots or falsely claim citizenship, they violate federal law, undermine the integrity of our electoral process and erode the public’s confidence in the fairness of our elections,” Costello said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the cases with assistance from the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Hutchins is prosecuting the matter.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office emphasized that the charges are allegations and that both defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
