Annette Bosworth, a South Dakota Republican who ran in the primary for U.S. Senate last year, is charged with 12 felonies because she signed a petition sheet as the witness, and she did not actually see the signers sign the petition. However, all the people who signed her petition were registered Republican voters. Her trial begins May 18. She has pleaded “not guilty” and faces 24 years in prison (two years for each count).

Paul Jacob, who was himself once arrested and charged with conspiracy to bring out-of-state circulators into Oklahoma, has been speaking out against the severe charges filed against Bosworth. Here is an article about the case, which came about because Jacob has gone to South Dakota to assist Bosworth.