<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Courtesy pf the Rolling Stone at . . . <div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/florida-three-arrested-vote-twice-the-villages-1271574/">https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/florida-three-arrested-vote-twice-the-villages-1271574/</a><br><div><br></div><div>—————————————————</div><div><br></div><div><h1 class="l-article-header__row l-article-header__row--title t-bold t-bold--condensed" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: "Graphik Bold Subset", Graphik, Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0.3125rem 0px; letter-spacing: -1px; flex: 0 0 auto; width: 595.203125px; font-size: 2.5rem; line-height: 2.8125rem; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Residents of Trump-Loving Retirement Community Arrested for Allegedly Voting Twice in 2020 Election</h1><h2 class="l-article-header__row l-article-header__row--lead t-semibold t-semibold--condensed" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: "Graphik Bold Subset", Graphik, Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0.3125rem 0px; letter-spacing: -0.0345em; flex: 0 0 auto; width: 595.203125px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 1.4375rem; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Three members of The Villages, two of which are registered Republicans, were nabbed for allegedly casting two ballots last year</p></h2></div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Authorities have arrested and charged three residents of a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span style="color: rgb(211, 37, 49);"><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/t/florida/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">Florida</a> </span></b>retirement community for allegedly casting more than one ballot in the 2020 election, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday. Joan Halstead, Jay Ketcik, and John Rider all face a third-degree felony charge for their votes, which could land them in prison for up to five years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It’s unknown which candidate they favored, but Halstead and Ketcik are both registered Republicans,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>The Orlando Sentinel</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-the-villages-arrested-casting-multiple-votes-2020-election-20211214-ee3t4xa7qzbqtmt2xf563km644-story.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span style="color: rgb(211, 37, 49);">reported</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(Rider does not have a register party affiliation). The retirement community where the trio lived, The Villages, is also<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/old-white-and-right-the-politics-of-the-villages/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span style="color: rgb(211, 37, 49);">a well-known MAGA hub</span></a>, and pro-Trump material has reportedly appeared on Facebook pages appearing to belong to Ketcik, Halstead, and Rider.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: white;">Halstead, 71, is accused of casting an in-person ballot in Florida while also voting absentee in New York. Authorities said Ketcik, 63, voted by mail in Florida and then voted absentee in Michigan. Both were arrested earlier this month and released on $2,000 bail after they turned themselves in. Brevard County deputies arrested the third alleged double voter, Rider, 61, at the Royal Caribbean cruise ship terminal in Port Canaveral on Dec. 3. Prosecutors have indicated he also voted once in Florida and once out-of-state, although further details were not immediately available, Orlando CBS affiliate News 6 </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/12/13/3-residents-of-the-villages-arrested-for-casting-multiple-votes-in-2020-election/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span style="color: rgb(211, 37, 49); text-decoration: none;">reported</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: white;">.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div><div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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