Friday, September 24, 2010
Jefferson County Commissioner Pleads Guilty
WEST VIRGINIA....
Jim Surkamp, a Jefferson County commissioner who lost his re-election bid in the Democratic primary in May, pleaded guilty late this week to unauthorized presence in a polling place. In exchange for his plea, a misdemeanor illegal voting count was dismissed. Surkamp was accused of trying to vote twice in a zoning referendum. Surkamp, who was fined $100 and ordered to pay court costs, also must write a letter to the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office admitting that what he did was wrong and that his prosecution was not politically motivated.
Jim Surkamp, a Jefferson County commissioner who lost his re-election bid in the Democratic primary in May, pleaded guilty late this week to unauthorized presence in a polling place. In exchange for his plea, a misdemeanor illegal voting count was dismissed. Surkamp was accused of trying to vote twice in a zoning referendum. Surkamp, who was fined $100 and ordered to pay court costs, also must write a letter to the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office admitting that what he did was wrong and that his prosecution was not politically motivated.
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