Georgia election officials are investigating Democratic state House nominee David Dillie after records indicated ballots were cast in his name in Georgia and Nevada during the 2026 primaries.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the inquiry Sept. 24, saying investigators will examine voting records, signatures and other evidence. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution identified Dillie, 24, as the House District 161 candidate involved; the agency did not name him.
The AJC reported Dillie voted in Georgia’s May 19 Democratic primary and that Nevada records list an absentee vote in the state’s June 9 Republican primary. The Nevada record used Dillie’s former Las Vegas address, which belongs to his godfather. Dillie denies casting that ballot.
Dillie told The Daily Signal his last Nevada vote was in the Feb. 6, 2024, presidential primary. He said he moved back to Georgia later that year, registered there and believed his Nevada registration had been canceled.
Clark County automatically mails ballots to active registered voters unless they opt out. Receiving a ballot does not itself mean it was cast, and Raffensperger’s office says investigators will review signature evidence to determine what happened.
Georgia law makes fraudulently voting more than once in the same primary or election a felony punishable by one to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $100,000, or both. No charges have been filed, and officials have not said which statute, if any, applies.
Republican incumbent Bill Hitchens called the allegation a breach of public trust. The Democratic Party of Georgia said the reports were “troubling” and should be fully investigated.
Dillie faces Hitchens, a seven-term lawmaker, in a Savannah-area district newly prominent because of OpenAI’s planned Effingham County data center. Dillie has criticized the project’s approval process, while local opposition has made the development a campaign issue.
