Key Facts

• Jose "Joe" Ceballos-Armendariz, the mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, is accused of voter fraud.
• The Department of Homeland Security provided documents supporting the charges.
• Ceballos is accused of voting without being qualified and committing election perjury.
• He is a Mexican citizen with a U.S. green card since 1990 and applied for U.S. citizenship in February.
• Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced the charges in early November.
• Ceballos reportedly claimed on forms that he was a U.S. citizen and voted in elections.
• He also has a prior conviction for battery from 1995.
• The Coldwater City Council is considering potential actions related to Ceballos' mayoral position.