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WEBVTT VICTIMS IN THIS CASE. >> IT IS JUST SO OUTRAGEOUS THAT SOMEONE COULD COME TO MY OWN MAILBOX, AND TAKE THE BALLOT OUT. REPORTER: WARREN BIRGE WAS FURIOUS TO LEARN HIS MAIL-IN BALLOT WAS STOLEN, AND RETURNED WITH A PHONY SIGNATURE TO THE ELECTIONS OFFICE. >> YOU'RE DARN RIGHT IT MAKES ME MAD. I'M JUST SICK AND TIRED OF THIS CORRUPTION. AND THIS HAS JUST GONE TOO DARN FAR. REPORTER: MR. BIRGE WAS ALREADY UPSET WHEN HE LEARNED WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS BALLOT, BUT THEN HE GOT EVEN ANGRIER WHEN HE FOUND OUT NOT ONE BUT TWO OF HIS NEIGHBORS WERE ALSO TARGETED. >> IT WAS REALLY UPSETTING AND MAD ABOUT IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN, YOU KNOW? REPORTER: JOY AND MATT MCGAHEY ARE TWO OF THE 5 VOTERS IN THIS ALTAMONTE SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD WHO DISCOVERED ON THE ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR WEBSITE THAT THEIR BALLOTS HAD BEEN MAILED IN ALREADY, LATER VERIFYING FOR THE SIGNATURES WERE FORGED. >> IT'S PROBABLY HAPPENING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PARTY. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECTED AND PEOPLE ARE CHECKING THEIR BALLOTS THAT ARE SENT IN. REPORTER: ALL 5 VOTERS WERE GIVEN PROVISIONAL BALLOTS SO THEIR VOTES WILL COUNT, AND THE CRIMINAL FRAUD INVESTIGATION TO FIND THE BALLOT THIEF WILL SOON BE UNDERWAY. >> SOON AS THE ELECTION IS OVER WITH, WE'RE SENDING THAT >> TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TO MAKE SURE THEY DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, TO ENSURE THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED.

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WESH 2 News is investigating several reports of stolen ballots in Altamonte Springs. Authorities are after a thief who swiped, filled out and mailed back ballots, all in the same Seminole County neighborhood. WESH 2 News political reporter Greg Fox tracked down the victims in the case. The Seminole County Supervisor of Elections is referring the case to police and the 18th Circuit State Attorney’s Office after discovering fraudulent ballots. The apparent crime was discovered by the voters last week, when they checked online to see if their ballots had been mailed. Instead, they found out that the ballots had not only been mailed, but had been received, filled out and returned -- though not by them. One of the voter victims, Warren Birge, 87, told WESH 2 News, “It is just so outrageous that someone could come to my own mailbox, and take the ballot out.” He added, “You’re darned right it makes me mad. I’m just sick and tired of this corruption. And this has just gone too darned far.” Birge was further infuriated to learn some of his neighbors were also targeted, most likely by having the ballots lifted from their mailboxes. All five victims of voter fraud live in Spring Valley, in Altamonte Springs, a Seminole County neighborhood off of Douglas Avenue. Neighbor Joy McGahey said, “It was really upsetting and (I’m) mad about it because you don’t expect that to happen, you know?” She and her husband, Matt McGahey, think other voters should check with their local elections supervisors to verify the status of their ballots, which can be done online. “It’s probably happening on both sides of the party. We just want to make sure it’s corrected and people are checking their ballots that are sent in," Scott McGahey said. All five voters were given provisional ballots so their votes will count, and the criminal-fraud investigation to find the ballot thief will soon be underway. Elections Supervisor Michael Ertell told WESH 2 News, “As soon as the election is over with, we’re sending that (case) to law enforcement to make sure they do what they need to do, to ensure that justice is served.” Birge wants the maximum punishment for the offender or offenders. Election fraud can carry a penalty of a $5,000 fine and up to five years in prison. “It’s a federal offense. (The perpetrator) should go to jail,” Birge said. It is unclear who the thief voted for, because the mail-in ballots remain sealed in the envelope, pending a criminal investigation.