Milford Man Pays $1K for Voting Twice in 2012 Election

A Milford man has agreed to pay a $1,000 penalty for voting twice in the 2012 general election.

The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said Adam Kumpu agreed to pay the penalty to resolve a matter involving wrongful voting violations. His mother, Janine Kumpo, also of Milford, agreed to pay an additional $250 penalty for helping her son obtain an absentee ballot.

Under New Hampshire law, it is illegal for a person to vote more than once for any office or measure in any election and/or apply for a ballot in a name other than his or her own.

The Attorney General’s Office investigated Adam Kumpu for voting twice during the 2012 general election. The investigation revealed that during the election, he voted by absentee ballot in Milford, and then on election day registered and voted in Keene.

The investigation further revealed that the absentee ballot was obtained by Adam Kumpu’s mother, Janine Kumpu, who completed a New Hampshire absentee ballot application utilizing the personal identifying information of Adam Kumpu and then signed her son’s name on the signature line. Janine Kumpu then submitted the application to the Milford Town Clerk’s Office. The town clerk then forwarded the absentee ballot to Adam Kumpu, who was attending Keene State College.