Event Brief
Illinois alderperson charged over deceased mother’s ballot
Filed: May 27, 2026 at 8:02 PM ET
Summary: Waukegan 1st Ward alderperson Sylvia Sims Bolton was charged after authorities alleged she voted by mail in her deceased mother’s name.
WHO: Sylvia Sims Bolton and the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office
WHAT: Bolton was charged with felony mutilation of election material and misdemeanor disregarding election code for allegedly submitting a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother’s name.
WHEN: May 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM ET
WHERE: Waukegan, Illinois
WHY: Authorities alleged the vote-by-mail ballot was submitted in the name of a deceased voter, flagged during a post-election review.
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