Former N.C. mayor sentenced to house arrest for voting illegally in midterms
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Patrick Cannon, former Democratic mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced to house arrest for voting in Tuesday's midterm elections.
During a hearing Thursday, Cannon said he didn't know that it was illegal for him to vote as a convicted felon.
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