Former voter clerk arrested in Arkansas election records manipulation case

A former Pulaski County Clerk employee has been charged with a felony in connection with voter registration tampering last year.

Deborah Smith, 57, of North Little Rock surrendered to authorities Thursday after investigators with Attorney General Tim Griffin’s Election Integrity Unit obtained a warrant for her arrest, Griffin said in a press release.

The State Board of Election Commissioners this spring referred a complaint it received from Pulaski County election commissioners about a possible election integrity violation. The state board asked the attorney general’s office and the county prosecuting attorney to investigate the switching of 132 voter registrations from North Little Rock to Maumelle ahead of the 2024 general election.

“We determined during our investigation that Smith deliberately switched the voter registrations while employed at the clerk’s office. She is charged with one count of violation of voter eligibility, a Class D felony,” Griffin’s press release said.


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