CONCORD – Scott Kudrick, 51 of Norwell, Mass., pleaded guilty to one class A misdemeanor count of voter fraud and one class A misdemeanor count of unsworn falsification, according to a news release from Attorney General John Formella.
The state charged Kudrick with misdemeanor voter fraud, misdemeanor unsworn falsification, and felony voter fraud based on Kudrick falsely swearing on his voter registration that he was a Conway, N.H. resident and voting in the Conway town election on April 13, 2021, despite not being domiciled in Conway.
As part of a negotiated disposition, Kudrick pleaded guilty to the two misdemeanor charges, and the felony charge will be resolved through a diversion agreement.
On the two misdemeanor guilty pleas, Kudrick was sentenced to 180 days in the House of Corrections, all of which will be suspended for a two-year period. He will be fined a total of $4,960.
“If Mr. Kudrick violates any of the conditions of his suspended sentence within two years of the date of sentencing, the State may seek to impose that sentence,” Formella’s release said.
Under Kudrick’s felony diversion agreement, he will be required to perform 100 hours of community service and remain arrest free for a one-year period.
“If Mr. Kudrick violates the terms of his diversion agreement during that period, the State may seek to impose felony level penalties including fines and a state prison sentence,” the release said.
Pursuant to Part I, Article 11 of the New Hampshire Constitution, his right to vote in New Hampshire is terminated.
Kudrick owned short-term rental properties when the town of Conway sued him two years ago saying local zoning regulations prohibited short-term rentals. Kudrick won in Superior Court and at the New Hampshire Supreme Court when the town appealed. That case is unrelated to the criminal voting charges.