The Wichita man accused of voting twice in the 2012 and 2014 elections pleaded guilty Wednesday to three misdemeanors.
Ron Weems, 77, won’t face jail time or probation, his attorney Jim McIntyre said, but agreed to pay a $5,500 fine to resolve the case. Weems, who was registered to vote in both Wichita and Teller County, Colo., according to records, is among the first Kansans prosecuted by Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office after the Legislature last July gave it the authority to criminally prosecute alleged election crimes.
The case is the fourth prosecuted by Kobach’s office that has resulted in convictions.