'A witch-hunt': how Arizona jailed a grandmother for ballot collecting | Arizona
Guillermina Fuentes was sentenced to one month for alleged unlawful ballot collection – and advocates say prosecuting cases like hers suppresses the right to vote
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Guillermina Fuentes was sentenced to one month for alleged unlawful ballot collection – and advocates say prosecuting cases like hers suppresses the right to vote
Guillermina Fuentes, a 66-year-old Arizona grandmother, served a month in jail for collecting four ballots for community members.
On Oct. 13, Guillermina Fuentes, a 66-year-old grandmother, former farmworker, school board member, and local Democratic leader, was sentenced to one month in jail and two years of probation for collecting four completed mail ballots that belonged to community members during the August 2020 primary.
Arizona woman was jailed for 30 days last fall, for alleged unlawful ballot collection.
Guillermina Fuentes, a 66-year-old grandmother and former mayor, spent a month in jail for violating an Arizona voting law upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.