The former Rensselaer County elections commissioner pleaded guilty Wednesday to applying for absentee ballots in the names of other registered voters. 43 year old Jason Schofield, who is from Troy, admitted that in 2021 he unlawfully used the names and birthdates of voters in connection with 12 absentee ballot applications he submitted electronically to the New York State Voter Absentee Ballot Application Request Portal, according to federal prosecutors.