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"At the time, I absolutely didn't think me going to get somebody something to eat during a disaster, was wrong," he said. But he admitted that, "As we went along, I definitely started figuring out that we were doing some things that were absolutely wrong and, I didn't stop when I should have."
Hallum also apologized to his fellow legislators at the Arkansas Capitol, writing them that he accepts responsibility and "took some bad advice that led to some bad decisions on my part ... It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve with each of you and our state is a better place for what you have done."
Despite his guilty plea and removal from office, Hallum is still on the ballot for November's election -- running against Green Party candidate Fred Smith. He resigned after the deadline to remove his name, but if he wins again, election officials say he will not take office and a special election will likely be held to fill the post.
Felker said she has no plans to run again anytime soon. What especially stings, is that when she votes, she is reminded of her father, who served in World War II, and of her uncle, who was a prisoner of war.
"When I cast my vote, that's who I think about and when I look at a ballot, that is what I think about, and that is what got me when I found out that my opponent and his father had torn up my votes," she laments.
"I would not sell my vote for anything."
She has a message for all Americans about voter fraud: "Don't just sit back and take it. If something is not right in our voting system, and it is messing with our democracy, you've got to step up and do something about it, because that's your most basic right, your vote. If that is compromised, then you are going to see democracy disappearing."
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