A Mesa County mail carrier charged with stealing and fraudulently filling out ballots in the 2024 election was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday, court records show.
Vicki Lyn Stuart, 64, was arrested Nov. 6 after Mesa County residents contacted election officials in late October about their ballots being rejected for signature discrepancies despite never having voted.
All of the ballots were stolen from the same U.S. Postal Service mail route, and Stuart was a substitute carrier on the route when the ballots were delivered.
Investigators with the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s office say Stuart stole 16 ballots, three of which made it past the signature review process and were cast in the election.
Stuart pleaded guilty to identity theft and forgery, both felonies, as part of a plea agreement. Prosecutors dismissed other charges of identity theft, forgery and attempting to influence a public servant.
Her attorney did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday night.
Another Mesa County woman charged in the scheme, Sally Jane Maxedon, is set to appear in court on July 15, court records show.
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