CINCINNATI, Ohio -- A Montgomery man pleaded guilty Friday to forging signatures on absentee ballot applications.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters indicted Walter Sullivan on October 21 in the investigation regarding fraudulent absentee ballot applications.
Sullivan, 27, was charged with five counts of false signatures for forging applications for absentee ballots. He worked for Field Works, a consulting group that provides ground level organization for Ohio Jobs and Growth. Ohio Jobs and Growth is the organization backing Issue 3 in Hamilton County.
Sullivan is accused of forging the applications between September 29 and October 1 and sending them to the Hamilton County Board of Elections in an attempt to secure absentee ballots.
Officials say the investigation began when employees at the Board of Elections noticed irregularities when processing applications. They contacted some of the voters whose signatures were on the applications. Those voters confirmed that they had not requested a ballot or directed anyone else to do so on their behalf.
Sullivan faces five years in prison. He will be sentenced on December 3.
