Forrest Scott Woody, 68 from Hendersonville, NC arrested for illegally voting twice in 2024 (North Carolina and Alabama)

United States Department of Justice | Press Release | October 12, 2026

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Northern District of Alabama

Forrest Scott Woody, 68, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, has been charged with illegally voting more than once. According to the indictment, Woody voted twice in the 2024 general election. In particular, he voted in Calhoun County, Alabama, after having already voted in the same election in Henderson County, North Carolina.

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I don't think we can trust either mainstream candidate for US Senate because Cooper and Whatley both avoid the question on if they will ban Flock, which means they intend to not do anything about it while in office. Michael Dublin is against Flock. Shannon Bray talked about Flock and said he is 100% against it because it violates the constitution. Support the people who are actually going to follow through on their promise to do something about Flock. Vote for Dublin or Bray.

So this is how Democrats think tariffs should be used... to actually benefit consumers and to require businesses to pay for the infrastructure that provides their massive profits.

Would Republicans have done this? Think about it as you cast your midterm vote.

The grand jury returned indictments against the following individuals:

• Eduardd Omar Majano Sosa, 22, a native of El Salvador and an illegal alien living in Cumberland County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. He registered to vote in 2024 and voted in the 2024 General Election.
• Gjina Gojcaj McDonald, 60, a native of the former Yugoslavia and a lawful permanent resident residing in Robeson County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. She registered to vote in 2008 and voted in the 2024, 2022, 2020, 2016, 2012, 2010, and 2008 General Elections, as well as the 2019 Special Election and the 2012 Primary Election.
• James Edward Herrmann, 47, a native of Germany and a lawful permanent resident residing in Cumberland County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. He registered to vote in 2018 and voted in the 2024 and 2020 General Elections.
• Karl Fout, 73, a native of Germany and a lawful permanent resident residing in Cumberland County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. He registered to vote in 2008 and voted in the 2024, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, and 2008 General Elections.
• Lawton Caswell McKenzie, 46, a native of Jamaica and a lawful permanent resident residing in Wayne County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. He registered to vote in 2007 and 2012 and voted in the 2024, 2020, and 2012 General Elections.
• Lionel Paul, 62, a native of Haiti and a lawful permanent resident residing in Granville County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. He registered to vote in 2024 and voted in the 2024 General Election.
• Ludgardys Olena Matthews, 62, a native of Panama and a lawful permanent resident residing in Cumberland County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. She registered to vote in 2009 and voted in the 2024, 2020, and 2018 General Elections, as well as the 2020 Primary Election.
• Mervin Sylvester Bogle, 60, a native of Jamaica and a lawful permanent resident residing in Harnett County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote. He registered to vote in 2024 and completed a ballot in the 2024 General Election and voted in the 2012 and 2008 General Elections.
• Ramona Abreu-Exia, 71, a native of Germany and a lawful permanent resident residing in Cumberland County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. She registered to vote in 2004 and voted in the 2024, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2012, 2010, 2008, and 2004 General Elections, as well as the 2008 Primary Election.
• Robert Harold Corbett, 69, a native of Canada and a lawful permanent resident residing in Wake County, is charged with one count of falsely claiming citizenship to vote and one count of voting by an alien. He voted in 2024, 2016, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, and General Elections. He registered to vote in 1998.

Early voting opens tomorrow in North Carolina and its important for everyone here to get to the polls -- and maybe even bring a friend or two with you! Here are some quality resources for planning your vote.

• Early voting site can be found here for each county.
• Election day polling sites for each voter can be found here.
• If you voted by mail and would like to track your ballot you can also do so.

We reached out to over 2200 candidates running to represent you down through local offices to help make voting a bit easier. The graphic above shows the folks in the state legislature and you can find local candidates in the mix as well. While statewide elections may be decided by hundreds or tens of thousands of votes. Local races will be decided by only a handful of votes meaning that for each person seeing this, your vote WILL MATTER!

Feedback welcome! Curious what you think about this as a resource for newer voters?

If you want to see your specific candidates you can see that here (mobile | web).

No doubt that this will disenfranchise some legitimate voters, while utterly failing to yield any evidence of significant problems with our voter rolls. It's another in a long line of failed attempts that the GOP has tried to dupe the truly informed segment of the voting public into mistrusting our elections.

Income tax cap: Lowers the existing cap from 7 to 3.5 percent

• It is not a tax cut. It applies to both the corporate and personal rate. Both rates are already scheduled to be below 3.5 percent next year.
• The NC General Assembly has been cutting income taxes for 13 years. This has disproportionately benefitted large corporations and those with high incomes.
• State revenue is falling as our population and costs grow. This is unsustainable and has led to underfunding of services and programs, and local governments paying for what are supposed to be state costs.
• Income tax cuts lead to increases in fees and sales taxes, and cuts to services.
• The income tax amendment would lock us into this situation effectively permanently.
• NC has never had a rate this low, and it will be locked into the constitution. This leaves the state unprepared for economic downturns and unforeseen circumstances like natural disasters.

Property Tax Levy Limit: Caps what local governments can collect, NOT your bill

• It is not a cap on an individual’s property tax bill. It is a cap on the total revenue a local government can collect in property taxes.
• State lawmakers already have the power to set a levy limit. Don’t need a constitutional amendment.
• Increasingly, local governments have been taking on costs that are supposed to be covered by the state and/or federal government. This amendment is likely to lead to service cuts as local governments struggle with state and local revenue constraints.
• It does not address housing unaffordability and would disproportionately benefit large corporate landowners like tech companies and corporate landlords.
• What the limit would be and how it would be derived is not public.

Before voting, consider the impact these amendments will have on your community:

• Who would benefit from these changes and who would be negatively impacted?
• What would these amendments mean for the funding of quality of life services my family and community rely on, like emergency services, community centers, libraries, public schools, water and sanitation…?
• How would these revenue constraints impact the ability of the state and local governments to provide services for a growing or aging population and respond to natural disasters or other unforeseen circumstances in the future, especially as costs rise?
• What are specific projects prioritized by our community that are most at risk for delay or cancellation if state funding is uncertain and local government cannot collect sufficient revenue from property taxes to supplement decreases in state investment? 
• How have state and federal funding levels changed over the last 5-10 years? What state funding responsibilities has my local government taken on over that same period?
• What specific funding shortfalls are we experiencing now,

including staffing shortages, school closures, or services interruptions?

• What are the other methods of generating revenue if income tax and property tax revenue is constrained. Will our locality be forced to rely more on unpopular fees?

Learn More:

• https://ncvoteagainst.org
•  https://ncvoteagainst.org/faq
• https://ncbudget.org/amendments/
• https://nchousing.org/no-real-relief-levy-limit-will-reduce-county-budgets-by-hundreds-of-millions-without-helping-homeowners/

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