Date set for St. Joseph County election fraud case
Posted: Dec 18, 2025 8:40 PM EST
St. Joseph County Office of the Circuit Court Clerk ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- As of Thursday afternoon, an election petition carrier has been charged with forging voter signatures on candidate ballot petitions, which is a level 6 felony.
In February of 2024, an election petition carrier turned in 530 voter signatures to the St. Joseph County Election and Voter Registration office; after a thorough review of the submitted signatures, it was found that only 19 of those signatures could be validated by the Indiana Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS).
"Election fraud is not a conspiracy theory in St. Joseph County. It is real." Said Clerk Amy Rolfes on Feb. 2 of 2024. "What we found is a cause for great concern. Election or petition fraud will not be tolerated."
A pre-trial hearing has been set for Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in the St. Joseph County Courthouse 3, 129 S. Main Street.
