Head of Signature Collection Firm Pleads Guilty

A political strategist whose firm was hired to help a ballot initiative in Arlington has pleaded guilty to two counts of election fraud. Shawn D. Wilmoth was the president of Signature Masters,...

Head of Signature Collection Firm Indicted on Felony Charges

Less than two months after two of his employees pleaded guilty to charges stemming from last year's change-of-government petition drive in Arlington, political strategist Shawn Wilmoth has been...

Second Change-of-Government Defendant Pleads Guilty

(Updated at 1:30 p.m.) Cheryl Simmons, a convicted felon who collected signatures for last year's change-of-government effort, pleaded guilty to voter fraud in Arlington County Circuit Court this...

Change-of-Government Signature Collector Pleads Guilty

A man who worked as a signature collector for last year's change-of-government petition drive has pleaded guilty to voter fraud. William Cockerham pleaded guilty in Arlington Circuit Court...

Court Dates Set for Arlington Election Fraud Defendants

(Updated at 4:40 p.m.) Court dates have been set for the two individuals accused of committing election fraud during the summer's failed change-of-government petition drive. William Cockerham,...

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Petition Workers Indicted for Voter Fraud -- Two individuals who worked on the unsuccessful effort to change Arlington's form of government have been indicted for election fraud. William...

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Hot Tub Catches Fire in Cherrydale -- The fire department responded to a residence near North Quebec and 22nd Streets for a hot tub that somehow caught on fire, we're told. Firefighters quickly...

Paroled Felon Helped Police, Fire Unions Collect Signatures

On April 27, Cheryl Simmons walked out of the Arlington County Detention Facility, having served 23 days in jail for a probation violation. About a month later, while still on parole, she became one...

CAGG: Thousands of Petition Signatures May Be Invalid

With the petition to change Arlington's form of government heading toward near-certain defeat, the Coalition for Arlington Good Government is trying to slam the last nail in the coffin with explosive...

Projection: Change-of-Government Effort Has Failed

Start writing the eulogies now. The effort to change Arlington's form of government has failed to attract enough petition signatures to get on the November ballot, ARLnow.com projects. As of 2:30...

Prospects For Change-of-Government Referendum Dimming

It's looking increasingly unlikely that the Committee for a Better Arlington will reach the mark needed to get a proposed change to Arlington's form of government on the November ballot. With...

Change-of-Government Margin of Error: 2,082 Signatures

Change-of-government supporters collected 2,082 more signatures than necessary to get the measure on the November ballot, according to a rough count by Arlington elections personnel. Officials...

UPDATED: County Counting Petition Signatures

Update at 10:05 a.m. -- An additional 54 petition sheets have just been submitted to the county clerk's office, and another batch may be on the way, we're told. Update at 12:05 p.m. --...

Change-of-Government Petitions Submitted

Supporters of a proposed change in the county's form of government submitted their petitions to the Clerk of the Arlington County Circuit Court this morning, the Sun Gazette first reported. A...

Tejada: No Reason For “Disgruntled Persons” to Change County

County board member Walter Tejada says Arlington is doing just fine under its current form of government, thank you very much. Tejada was a guest on Friday's Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi on WAMU...