David Cole resigns seat in Alabama House after arrest on illegal voting charge

Cole's lawyer said Cole 'admits and takes full responsibility for the mistakes he made in the political process.'

David Cole of Madison County has resigned his seat in the Alabama House of Representatives.

Rob Green, communications director for House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, said the speaker’s office received the letter of resignation Thursday.Cole, a Republican, was elected in November to represent District 10 but his election opponents claimed he did not meet the requirement to live in the district for at least a year.

“I regretfully must tender my resignation to serve as the district 10 representative for the Alabama House of Representatives, effective on the date of this memorandum,” Cole wrote in the one-sentence letter to the speaker’s office, dated Aug. 30.“Dr. Cole admits and takes full responsibility for the mistakes he made in the political process,” Espy said. “He entered the process to serve his community.

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