Neil DeSanti, GOP candidate who pushed election fraud claims, indicted for voting illegally

By: Jim Small

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 1,202

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago


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Perennial Republican candidate Neil DeSanti was indicted earlier this month for falsely registering to vote and illegally voting, both felonies, because he never had his right to vote restored after pleading guilty to multiple felonies in 2010.

DeSanti currently serves as a Republican precinct committeeman in his north Phoenix legislative district, a post that is restricted to legally registered voters.

In 2024, while DeSanti was running for the Arizona House of Representatives, the Arizona Mirror …

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