A woman faces a felony charge, after she allegedly falsified her voter registration form in order to vote in last week’s Village of Ruidoso municipal election.According to court documents, Sinoon Om changed her voter registration from a Ruidoso Downs address to a Ruidoso address. That change allowed Om to vote in the Village of Ruidoso election.Court records say after voting, Om changed her voter registration address back to a Ruidoso Downs address. This change was discovered by the Lincoln County Clerk, who then notified the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.Court documents say Om was interviewed by law enforcement officials after the election. During that discussion Om told authorities that she no longer lived at the Ruidoso Downs address and was offered a chance to change her voter registration address.According to court records, the Ruidoso address that Om used is the address of business, instead of a residence. State laws mandate that a person cannot use a business address to register to vote. After realizing her mistake, she tried to change her voter registration address from a Ruidoso business to a Ruidoso residence, but she had already signed her voter registration form.Om was taken into custody on a count of falsifying voter record information on March 5th. She is scheduled to make a court appearance on April 20th.
A woman faces a felony charge, after she allegedly falsified her voter registration form in order to vote in last week’s Village of Ruidoso municipal election.
According to court documents, Sinoon Om changed her voter registration from a Ruidoso Downs address to a Ruidoso address. That change allowed Om to vote in the Village of Ruidoso election.
Court records say after voting, Om changed her voter registration address back to a Ruidoso Downs address. This change was discovered by the Lincoln County Clerk, who then notified the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Court documents say Om was interviewed by law enforcement officials after the election. During that discussion Om told authorities that she no longer lived at the Ruidoso Downs address and was offered a chance to change her voter registration address.
According to court records, the Ruidoso address that Om used is the address of business, instead of a residence. State laws mandate that a person cannot use a business address to register to vote. After realizing her mistake, she tried to change her voter registration address from a Ruidoso business to a Ruidoso residence, but she had already signed her voter registration form.
Om was taken into custody on a count of falsifying voter record information on March 5th. She is scheduled to make a court appearance on April 20th.
