New Hampshire
Ashland couple plead guilty to illegally voting in N.H. elections. Here’s their penalty
CONCORD, N.H. — An Ashland couple reached a plea deal with prosecutors and have pleaded guilty in Merrimack (N.H.) Superior Court to illegally voting in elections in New Hampshire while they were living in Massachusetts.
Joshua Urovitch, 56, and Lisa Urovitch, 54, each pleaded guilty to one count of wrongful voting.
Both were originally charged with three counts of wrongful voting. But as part of the plea agreement, the two of the charges were not prosecuted.
They were each sentenced to 12 months in the Merrimack County of House of Corrections, but the sentence was suspended for two years on condition of good behavior. They were also each fined $2,000, issued a $480 penalty and assessed an additional civil penalty of $1,240 apiece.
The couple also lost their right to ever vote in New Hampshire.
Authorities charge Concord address is actually a rental property
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said the Urovitches, while living in Ashland, voted in the Nov. 3, 2020, general election, the Nov. 8, 2022, general election and the Nov. 8, 2022, Concord School District Election while using the address of a Concord home they owned as their home address.
Authorities charged the couple actually lived in Ashland and used the Concord home as a rental property. Its renters told investigators the Urovitches did not live at that address and only visited in their capacity as landlords.
The Ashland Town Clerk’s Office said neither Jacob nor Lisa Urovitch was registered to vote in town until 2023.
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