Voter Fraud Report

Xavier Lavell Kevon Artis, of Alachua County, was charged by the state with one felony count of submission of false voter registration information after registering to vote and voting as a felon in the 2020 election. Artis registered to vote during a prison voter registration drive organized by Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton, but under Florida law, he was ineligible as a convicted felon whose right to vote had not been restored. Artis pleaded no contest to one felony count of unqualified elector willfully voting. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison (to run concurrently with the sentence from a prior conviction) with credit for 277 days served. He was also assessed $621 in court costs.