Individuals Charged Regarding Dodson Election

According to the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, two non-citizens were charged in connection with election crimes during the November 2021 municipal election.

Grace O. Albia and Jannet Benitez Zeta have both been charged with deceptive election practices in Phillips County Justice Court.

The charges allege that both falsified their voter registration form on Oct. 12, 2021, when they declared on the form that they were United States citizens. Both are citizens of the Philippines here in Montana on work visas.

Both entered not guilty pleas to the charges which are misdemeanors. A trial date in Phillips County Justice Court has not yet been set.

A press release issued by Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen incorrectly stated that the Montana Attorney General was prosecuting the case. AG Austin Knudsen’s office told the Montana Free Press, via email Monday that ‘this is the county attorney’s case.’”