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Two women have been arrested as a result of a Phenix City Police Department investigation into potential absentee voting fraud, the department announced Wednesday.

Police said the investigation began after receiving reports of multiple suspicious absentee voter applications received by the Phenix City Clerk’s Office.

“This investigation revealed that Thalia Jenkins Hardin and Valerie Carter, who advised investigators they were volunteering for (Phenix City Council) District 3 Candidate Jamar Gayles, engaged in illegal ballot harvesting,” the news release says.

Phenix City police consulted with the Russell County District Attorney’s Office and the Alabama Secretary of State about evidence and charging decisi

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