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Attorney General Russell Coleman said Jeffrey Woodard, 62, of Shepherdsville, was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon and indicted for alleged illegal voting in elections spanning 2023 to 2026.
A Kentucky man has been indicted on nine felony counts in a voter-fraud case in which Attorney General Russell Coleman alleged that the defendant voted illegally in multiple elections even though he is a convicted felon, WAVE reported on Thursday.
WAVE said Coleman announced the indictment of Jeffrey Woodard, 62, of Shepherdsville. The report said Woodard was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon following the indictment.
According to the WAVE report, the state charged Woodard with nine felonies tied to alleged voter fraud. The allegations center on claims that Woodard voted in several elections between 2023 and 2026 while he had the status of a convicted felon, a factor Coleman said is central to the case.
The WAVE account described the case as stemming from Woodard’s alleged participation in multiple elections over multiple years despite what the state characterized as restrictions that apply to convicted felons. The report said the indictment reflects the state’s position that Woodard’s votes were illegal under Kentucky election law.
Coleman’s office characterized the case as a matter of election integrity and public accountability, with the indictment requiring the matter to move forward through Kentucky’s criminal justice process.
Woodard’s indictment does not indicate a finding of guilt. He is presumed innocent unless and until the case is resolved in court.
As the case proceeds, the allegations will be tested through pretrial proceedings and, if it advances, at trial, where prosecutors will be expected to prove the charged conduct beyond a reasonable doubt.