Judge hears evidence in election fraud case against former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate

Judge hears evidence in election fraud case against former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate

A preliminary hearing was held in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court on Wednesday for former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Gaea Powell, who is charged with election fraud.Powell ran for Arroyo Grande mayor in the 2022 and 2024 elections and was charged last June with eight felonies and one misdemeanor, including voter registration fraud, filing a false declaration of candidacy, fraudulent voting, failure to file campaign finance reports, an…