Agents from the state Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office spent Monday and Tuesday in Lawrence County continuing the investigation into a possible attempt of voter fraud in the 2010 general election.

“One of the agents stopped in my office Tuesday morning and explained they had 30 agents here,” Sheriff Jeff Lawless said. “They had two 15-man teams and were here to finalize the investigation into the absentee ballot issues.”

In early July Ohio Secretary of State John Husted asked the attorney general and the Lawrence County Prosecutor to determine if a group of Democrats had attempted the fraud. If so, it could mean prison time and a fine for anyone convicted of these crimes.

At issue are applications for absentee ballots that were sent to two post office boxes — 42 were sent to a box in Ironton and 77 sent to a post office box in Chesapeake during the fall of 2010. In October 2010, a board of elections employee noticed that the handwriting in the “Send Ballot To” portion of the applications differed from that in the section with the voter’s name. The board then contacted 10 voters to see where they wanted their ballots sent.

More from the article at the Ironton Tribune at the link.