LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after agents from his office’s Election Integrity Unit (EIU) arrested Ouachita County resident Thomas Wesson:
“The State Board of Election Commissioners (SBEC) notified my office’s EIU after Wesson illegally cast a provisional ballot during the November 2024 general election in Ouachita County. Instead of following the proper procedure, he unlawfully inserted the ballot into the tabulator.
“During the investigation, agents from EIU discovered that Wesson, a convicted felon, had falsely stated on his Arkansas Voter Registration Application that he had never been convicted of a felony. He was convicted in 2000 for possession of narcotics, a Class C felony. Under Arkansas law, individuals with felony convictions are ineligible to vote until they have completed their sentences and restored their voting rights.
“Agents from my office, with help from the Ouachita County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Wesson today and charged him with one count of perjury, a Class C felony, and one count of election felony, a Class D felony. I commend my EIU agents, Thirteenth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Rogers, the SBEC, and the Ouachita County Sheriff’s Office for their work on this case. Following his arrest, Wesson was booked in the Ouachita County Jail.”
