Alabama attorney general announces two arrests tied to Fort Deposit absentee-ballot investigation

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced two arrests on April 15, 2026, in a case tied to alleged unlawful use of absentee ballots in Fort Deposit’s August 2025 municipal election.

The defendants are identified in the announcement as Lowndes County residents. The investigation concerns the Fort Deposit City Council election, making the case directly relevant to local voters and the conduct of municipal elections in the town.

What the announcement says

The Alabama attorney general’s office said the charges involve the alleged unlawful use of absentee ballots. The announcement names the August 2025 Fort Deposit municipal election as the subject of the investigation and says two people were arrested.

The Alabama Bureau of Investigations is among the agencies identified in connection with the matter. The available announcement does not provide the defendants’ names or a complete list of the charges.

Those details matter because the exact statutory counts should be taken from the charging documents. The information currently available establishes the arrests and the general nature of the allegations, but not the full legal specifications of the case.

What remains unresolved

The arrests are allegations, not a final finding that election fraud occurred. The defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

The available material does not establish a case disposition, a court date or whether anyone has challenged the Fort Deposit election result. It also does not state that the arrests changed the result of the August 2025 election.

For Fort Deposit residents and voters, the case places renewed attention on the administration and oversight of absentee ballots in a local municipal election. It may affect public trust and future discussions about election-administration safeguards, but the approved information does not identify any safeguard changes or other action already taken by the town.

What comes next

No next court date or other deadline is provided in the available release. Further information about the defendants, statutory counts, court proceedings and any potential election-related challenge would need to come from charging documents, court records or subsequent official announcements.

Fort Deposit is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama. The town’s official government identity provides the local point of reference for any future election or municipal follow-up.