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TexasTowelie

(117,040 posts)
Sun Feb 20, 2022, 08:22 PM Feb 2022

4 Cheyenne residents sue Rep. Zwonitzer, alleging voting fraud

CHEYENNE – Four Cheyenne residents on Friday filed a lawsuit against Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, alleging that he cast a ballot using a false address and thus committed voter fraud. On Monday, the lawmaker rejected the allegations.

Last month, Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Frank Eathorne filed a complaint with the Secretary of State’s Office alleging that Zwonitzer did not live inside his district. This came after Joey Correnti IV, chairman of the Carbon County Republican Party, brought his concerns to the Wyoming Republican Party. The complaint was forwarded to the speaker of the House.

The new lawsuit, filed in the First Judicial District Court of Wyoming in Laramie County, names as plaintiffs Eric Crosby, Sherry Crosby, Lynne Robin Goodspeed and Kathryn Kij. All four are listed as living within House District 43, Zwonitzer’s district.

Zwonitzer has previously said that his family did purchase a home outside his district, but that he was still residing in HD 43.

Read more: https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/4-cheyenne-residents-sue-rep-zwonitzer-alleging-voting-fraud/article_5538116f-be85-5a54-b2df-60f7ea2136ee.html

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4 Cheyenne residents sue Rep. Zwonitzer, alleging voting fraud (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2022 OP
I don't know if this is technically fraud stopdiggin Feb 2022 #1
I don't know the details of Wyoming property tax laws (although I have a sister that lives there), TexasTowelie Feb 2022 #2

stopdiggin

(12,881 posts)
1. I don't know if this is technically fraud
Sun Feb 20, 2022, 08:54 PM
Feb 2022

But it sure seems fraudulent in spirit. (speaking of the move outside his elected district)

TexasTowelie

(117,040 posts)
2. I don't know the details of Wyoming property tax laws (although I have a sister that lives there),
Sun Feb 20, 2022, 09:16 PM
Feb 2022

but I wonder if the representative is claiming a homestead exemption on either of the properties because that home should be considered to be his residence. Of course, we are speaking of a GOP representative so he might be claiming homestead exemptions on both properties which would be illegal on its own merits.

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