Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner Jr. has been indicted on voter fraud charges.
Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Michael Jackson, along with Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, announced the two-count indictment Wednesday.
Turner, the son of civil rights activist Albert Turner Sr., is charged with voting more than once, which is a misdemeanor, and harvesting ballots, a felony.
The allegations stem from two different elections in Perry County – one in May and one in November, both in 2022.
Jackson said Turner is accused of “stuffing” ballots into a voting machine in the May Democratic primary election.
“He was there most of the day stuffing filled out ballots in favor of the candidates he was supporting,’’ Jackson said. “Witnesses came forward, and we felt we had enough to present to a Perry County grand jury.”
In the November general election, he said, Turner is accused of mailing an undisclosed number of absentee ballots.