Editing Dodge County, Georgia (section)

==== 1990s ====
The most notable incident of voter fraud in Dodge County in the 1990s is the case of ''United States vs. McCranie''. In this case, there were two defendants being tried together for several different methods of voter fraud.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Don McCRANIE, Jackson Jones, Defendants-Appellants |work=FindLaw's United States Eleventh Circuit case and opinions.|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-11th-circuit/1374910.html|access-date=January 9, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> These methods included [[vote buying]], [[vote selling]], multiple voting, and votes cast by [[Felony|felons]] and deceased voters.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-11th-circuit/1374910.html|title=FindLaw's United States Eleventh Circuit case and opinions.|website=Findlaw|access-date=November 27, 2016}}</ref> The case involved the winners of the July 9, 1996, races for Dodge County Sheriff and Dodge County Commissioner. The races were decided by 9 votes and 31 votes, respectively. The original results of the election had been contested, and a secondary election took place in an attempt to resolve the issue. In the secondary election, the Dodge County Sheriff's race was overturned, but the results of the Dodge County Commissioner's race remained the same.

A joint federal-state investigation into the events of this election found that the defendants likely worked together to buy votes. This was backed up with bank records that showed that the defendants had each obtained $15,000 in cash in $20 bills from the Bank of Eastman.<ref name=":1" /> The two defendants were accused of voter fraud and sentenced on March 12, 1999.<ref name=":1" /> Many federal officials described the 1996 election trial as the largest election-fraud [[Prosecutor|prosecution]] in United States history.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.macon.com/news/article28573060.html|title=Dodge sheriff pleads not guilty; voter fraud probe ongoing|newspaper=macon|access-date=November 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gpb.org/news/2010/06/29/former-sheriff-sentenced-for-vote-buying|title=Former Sheriff Sentenced For Vote Buying|date=June 29, 2010|newspaper=Georgia Public Broadcasting|access-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref>