(CBS DETROIT) – A Michigan woman charged in connection with an alleged double-voting incident during the primary election will stand trial.
Stacey Kramer, 56, of St. Clair Shores, is charged with one count of absentee and in-person voting and one count of offering to vote more than once, the Michigan attorney general’s office said.
Kramer and six other people, including four voters, were charged after investigation by Attorney General Dana Nessel.
“While cases of double voting are extremely rare, my office remains committed to prosecuting voter fraud,” Nessel said in a statement. “The preliminary investigation process allowed our prosecutors to present sufficient evidence of the alleged crimes to bring this case to trial, and we are pleased to see this case proceed through the judicial process.”
State officials claim that Kramer requested an in-person ballot on Election Day despite having already voted absentee. According to a news release, both votes have been counted in the primary election.
She will appear in court on November 4.
Nessel has also sued St. Clair Shores residents Frank Prezzato, 68, Douglas Kempkins, Jr., 44, and Geneva O’Day, 62, for alleged double voting.
Assistant Clerks Patricia Guciardo, 73, and Emily McClintock, 42, were charged with one count of falsifying election results or records, one count of absentee and in-person voting, and one count of offering to vote more than once . Assistant Registrar Molly Brasure, 31, is charged with two counts of falsifying election reports and two counts of absentee and in-person voting, and one count of offering to vote more than once.
St. Clair Shores Mayor Kip Walby has since expressed outragecalled on Nessel to investigate the matter further and emphasized that there was no criminal intent.
