{"id":2431768,"date":"2025-05-07T07:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-postal-worker-guilty-of-casting-multiple-mail-ballots\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T07:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:33:11","slug":"colorado-postal-worker-guilty-of-casting-multiple-mail-ballots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-postal-worker-guilty-of-casting-multiple-mail-ballots\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Postal Worker Guilty Of Casting Multiple Mail Ballots"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-postal-worker-guilty-of-casting-multiple-mail-ballots%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2431768&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-to-diversify-usps-board-cement-democrats-oversight-of-agency\/\" title=\"Report: Biden To \u2018Diversify\u2019 ... Board, \u2018Cement Democrats\u2019 Oversight\u2019 Of Agency\">postal worker<\/a> from Mesa County, Colorado, named Vicki Stuart, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-ag-keith-ellison-says-there-is-no-evidence-chauvin-factored-in-george-floyds-race-when-he-acted\/\" title=\"Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Says There Is No Evidence Chauvin \u2018Factored In George Floyd\u2019s Race\u2019 When He Acted\">awaiting sentencing<\/a> after admitting to stealing and casting mail-in ballots during the 2024 general election. Along with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-for-shooting-near-two-young-girls-in-viral-video-had-a-dozen-prior-arrests-including-violent-crimes\/\" title=\"Man Arrested For Shooting Near Two Young Girls In Viral Video Had A Dozen Prior Arrests, Including Violent Crimes\">alleged accomplice<\/a>, Sally Jane Maxedon, who faces charges of identity theft, forgery, and attempting to influence a public servant, they reportedly engaged in a scheme to test the electronic voting signature verification system by forging signatures on ballots that did not belong to them. This came to light when voters reported that their ballots were rejected due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-senate-study-200k-ballots-counted-in-2020-with-mismatched-signatures\/\" title=\"Arizona Senate Study: 200k ...s Counted in 2020 With Mismatched Signatures\">signature mismatches<\/a>,even though they hadn&#8217;t received their ballots yet. Investigators linked the fraudulent ballots to the postal service,as some were sent to locked mailboxes in the area. Maxedon&#8217;s fingerprints were found on a forged ballot, and she eventually admitted their involvement in the fraudulent activity. Authorities beleive that more than 20 voters were affected, highlighting concerns about mail-in ballot security and potential fraud in the voting process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A former Mesa County, Colorado, postal worker awaits sentencing after admitting she stole and cast <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/23\/utah-certifies-primary-despite-claims-its-all-mail-voting-system-disenfranchised-hundreds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mail-in ballots<\/a> in the 2024 general election. It is one of those election crimes we are told does not happen, despite so many opportunities for fraud in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/26\/georgias-secretary-of-state-may-be-prosecuting-voter-crimes-he-helped-create\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot<\/a> chain of custody. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vicki Stuart, 64, and her alleged accomplice Sally Jane Maxedon, 60, were accused of identity theft, attempt to influence a public servant, and forgery. Maxedon has not entered a plea yet and is expected in court May 8, according to Mesa County Clerk of Courts office.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Mesa County District Attorney&rsquo;s office which investigated the cases, in October, county elections workers started getting calls from people who said they had been notified that their <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/13\/first-ballots-mailed-out-closer-to-the-biden-harris-switcheroo-than-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot<\/a> was rejected because of signature discrepancies, but they reported they had not yet received their <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/29\/four-pennsylvania-counties-investigate-suspected-large-vote-harvesting-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mail ballot,<\/a> although they had received the &ldquo;Informed Mail &ldquo;notification &mdash; a photo of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/11\/08\/a-milwaukee-election-officials-firing-fraudulent-ballots-and-felony-charge-fuel-wi-scandal-right-before-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot<\/a> envelope addressed to them, to let them know it was on the way.<\/p>\n<p>The reports came from people who lived near each other. Some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/18\/due-to-staffer-error-dem-controlled-pennsylvania-board-tosses-142-ballots-in-trump-stronghold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballots<\/a> were mailed to locked U.S. Postal Service (USPS) neighborhood mailbox clusters, leading investigators to believe someone who worked for USPS was involved.<\/p>\n<p>Stuart, a mail carrier at the time, substituted for the normal mail carrier on the affected route on Oct. 12. When questioned, she confirmed she delivered many <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/06\/court-arizonas-sloppy-ballot-signature-verification-guidance-contradicts-the-plain-language-of-state-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballots<\/a> that day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;But she also compared the name on the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/18\/democrat-produces-video-alleging-bridgeport-mayor-stole-election-by-stuffing-ballot-boxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot<\/a> to the name printed on individual mailboxes. If there was no match she held that <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/18\/rnc-sues-pennsylvania-for-telling-counties-to-break-election-law-by-counting-faulty-mail-in-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot<\/a> back. Stuart told investigators she marked them &ldquo;return to sender&rdquo; and sent them back to the main hub. USPS told investigators mail carriers should not do this because they don&rsquo;t know all the names living at an address.<\/p>\n<p>She denied any involvement with <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/25\/tough-on-crime-democrats-lead-shrinks-after-chicago-officials-mistakenly-forgot-9000-mail-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot<\/a> theft when questioned on Oct. 24.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators looked at five <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/21\/lawsuit-democrats-no-excuse-absentee-voting-law-violates-new-york-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot<\/a> envelopes with forged signatures that had not yet been opened, and checked for fingerprints on the ballots inside.<\/p>\n<p>They found Maxedon&rsquo;s fingerprints on at least one bogus <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/02\/22\/kansas-republicans-aim-to-secure-elections-with-fewer-ballot-drop-boxes-more-oversight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot<\/a> and then interviewed her on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>At first Maxedon told investigators the ballots were given to her by a random man she did not know who asked her to help test the voting system. She admitted casting <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/18\/after-approving-mass-mail-in-balloting-california-loses-10-million-ballots-in-november-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballots<\/a> that did not belong to her, the DA&rsquo;s complaint said.<\/p>\n<p>But when investigators asked if she had any friends who work for USPS she named Stuart, and ultimately explained their alleged scheme.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed the duo planned to test the electronic voting signature verification system by taking <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/11\/01\/fl-democrat-election-official-claimed-he-didnt-know-anything-about-ballot-harvesting-problems-this-video-says-otherwise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballots<\/a>, forging voter signatures, and then returning the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/02\/20\/california-democrat-arrested-charged-with-mail-in-ballot-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe more than 20 voters were victimized. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The more hands on a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/16\/u-s-postal-service-just-institutionalized-election-interference-with-new-mail-in-ballot-division\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot<\/a>, the more opportunity for fraud. Mail-in <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/05\/25\/rnc-takes-legal-action-to-stop-pennsylvania-from-permanently-loosening-mail-in-ballot-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballots<\/a> take voting outside election offices and trusts the USPS with bags of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/25\/mangled-remains-of-a-christmas-card-got-delivered-a-month-after-the-holiday-but-im-to-believe-the-usps-can-handle-my-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballots<\/a>. From election worker, to postal sorter, to postal carrier, to voter, to postal carrier, to county election envelope opener, to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/12\/28\/harvesting-low-effort-votes-is-working-great-for-democrats-so-theyre-going-for-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot<\/a> counter &mdash; each time a new hand touches a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/02\/15\/how-no-excuse-absentee-voting-allows-special-interests-to-manipulate-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot,<\/a> there is an opportunity for fraud. It only takes one person to tamper with a few <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/25\/how-virginia-democrats-are-working-to-make-elections-sloppy-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballots<\/a>, for public confidence to be blown.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Beth Brelje is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. She is an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >award-winning investigative journalist<\/a> with decades of media experience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former postal worker in Mesa County, Colorado, awaits sentencing for stealing and casting mail-in ballots in the 2024 election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":2431769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mugs.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6024,5806,54760],"class_list":["post-2431768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-colorado","tag-guilty","tag-postal-worker"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mugs.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431768"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431772,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431768\/revisions\/2431772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}