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Newton officials deny Trump campaign claim dead voter's name used illegally
Late Covington resident's voter registration canceled in 2006; widow regularly votes under a similar name
Newton County election board
From left, elections director Angela Mantle meets with the Newton County Board of Elections and Registrations Nov. 9 before the board voted to certify the results of the Nov. 3 General and Special Election. - photo by Tom Spigolon
Newton County elections officials today denied President Donald Trump’s campaign’s claim that “someone” used a dead Covington voter’s information to cast an illegal ballot in the Nov. 3 election.