Overview
- Frank Prezzato pleaded guilty to casting both an absentee ballot and an in-person ballot in the August 2024 primary in St. Clair Shores.
- A judge sentenced him to six months of probation, with the case set to be dismissed if he completes the terms.
- Coverage differs on whether the eventual dismissal would be with prejudice or without prejudice, based on officials’ statements.
- State officials say both votes were counted, and Attorney General Dana Nessel called double voting a threat to democratic integrity.
- The case followed an August 2024 Macomb County probe that initially produced multiple charges, with two city workers’ cases later dismissed for insufficient evidence.