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After he had served five days, Tuten released him on an appeal bond but ordered him back to jail for a violation of the terms of his release. Tuten had ordered Grovner to not participate in any matters concerning elections.

Officials said that Grovner provided a election qualification form to a candidate in the Darien City Council election.

The jury had found that Grovner lied under oath in the January 2009 trial of an election contest. Grovner testified that county Board of Elections Chairman Bob Mucha had said during the tabulation of November 2008 election returns that he had found 500 to 600 uncounted absentee ballots.

Mucha and others testified Mucha did not make such a statement and that no additional ballots were uncounted at the time.