MONTGOMERY, AL (WAFF) - A controversial video going viral is not evidence of voter fraud, according to Secretary of State John Merrill.
The video was broadcast on election night from Doug Jones headquarters. It shows a young man being interviewed who says "we came here all the way from different parts of the country as part of our fellowship.
And, all of us pitched in together to vote and canvass together, and we got our boy elected!". Many people contacted the Alabama Secretary of State, saying the man admitted to getting out-of-staters to come into Alabama and vote for Doug Jones.
On Thursday morning, Merrill announced that investigators located the man and spoke with him. Merrill's office issued the following statement about the video:
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