A former small-town Alabama mayor is now facing felony charges for allegedly rigging an election with absentee ballots. And the numbers tell you everything you need to know about how brazen this scheme allegedly was.
Fort Deposit, Alabama has a population of about 900 people. Somehow, the August 2025 municipal election produced over 1,000 votes. That’s roughly 120% voter turnout. More than half the ballots cast were absentee.
Let that sink in for a second. A town where 900 people live had more votes than residents. You don’t need to be a math genius to see something was seriously wrong.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall just made it official. Former Mayor Jacqulyn Boone, 51, and city council candidate Steven Thigpen, 49, have both been arrested and charged with unlawful use of absentee ballots. It’s a Class C felony in Alabama, carrying one to ten years in prison.
WSFA 12 News broke the story:
BREAKING: Former Ft. Deposit mayor,
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