Elected D.C. Official Fined for Double Voting in 2020 Election

Vanessa Rubio, along with five others, claimed their double voting was a mistake; two more cases are still under investigation.

Vanessa Rubio, an elected official from Washington, D.C., was fined $500 for voting twice in the 2020 general election, once in D.C. and once in Maryland.
Rubio, along with five other individuals, claimed they voted twice by mistake.
Rubio stated that it was 'never really stated that you are not able to vote in more than one state,' and thought the system would block one from doing so.
The other five individuals were fined $100 each for double voting.
Two other cases of double voting in the 2020 general election are still being investigated by the District of Columbia Board of Elections.