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Madison County (AL) lawmaker David Cole arrested on illegal voting charge

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Alabama State Rep. David Cole of Madison was arrested Tuesday on a charge of voting at multiple or unauthorized locations.

Cole, 52, was booked into the Madison County jail Tuesday afternoon on the charge, which is a Class C felony.

Cole was elected to the Legislature in November, representing District 10. But AL.com’s Kyle Whitmire reported in July that Cole lived in District 4.

In 2020, Cole’s primary opponent Anson Knowles complained to Alabama Republican Party officials that Cole had not resided in the district for a year prior to the election, as required by state law. [Party did nothing -- well actually, they kicked Knowles off the ballot for having flirted with Libertarianism.]

Earlier this year, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the Alabama Legislature would have to determine whether Cole was qualified to hold the office. [The AL legislature has so far declined to do so, leaving him in office.]