Voter Fraud Convictions in Nevada, 2016-2020
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| A. Conviction Details | B. Background | C. Potential Election Impact | |
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| 1. | Election Year: 2020 Name: Donald Kirk Hartle Party Affiliation: Republican[1]Eduardo Medina, “Nevada Man Is Charged With Voting Using His Dead Wife’s Ballot,” nytimes.com October 23, 2021 Offense and Sentencing: Donald Kirk Hartle pleaded guilty on 11/16/2021 to one felony count of voting more than once in the same election[2]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-21-360352-1 – Court Records in relation to an offense committed on or between October 26, 2020 and October 30, 2020.[3]Justice Court, Las Vegas Township, Clark County, State of Nevada – Case Number 21-CR-046327 – Criminal Complaint Hartle was sentenced on the same day to one year of informal probation and a $2,000 fine.[4]Nevada Attorney General, Aaron D. Ford, “Attorney General Ford Announces Guilty Plea of Las Vegas Man Charged with Voter Fraud,” ag.nv.gov, November 16, 2021 Under terms of his plea agreement, if he stays out of trouble for one year, his felony charge will be reviewed and reduced to a gross misdemeanor charge.[5]Nevada Attorney General, Aaron D. Ford, “Attorney General Ford Announces Guilty Plea of Las Vegas Man Charged with Voter Fraud,” ag.nv.gov, November 16, 2021 Hartle successfully completed his probation on 11/17/2022 and his conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to vote more than once in an election.[6]David Charns, “Las Vegas Man Who Voted Twice Using Dead Wife’s Ballot Pleads Guilty, Avoids Jail Time,” 8newsnow.com, November 17, 2022 | “A judge on Tuesday [11/16/2021] sentenced a Las Vegas man to probation on a charge he voted twice in the 2020 election by mailing in his deceased wife’s ballot. … In court Tuesday, [Donald Kirk] Hartle pleaded guilty to one charge of voting more than once in the same election. … Rosemarie Hartle, of Las Vegas, died in 2017 at age 52 from breast cancer, Kirk Hartle, told the I-Team last November. A ballot for Rosemarie was issued in October 2020 and later received by the county… ‘I would like to say that I accept full responsibility for my actions and regret them, and I’m thankful for your consideration,’ Kirk Hartle told the judge.”[7]David Charns, “Donald ‘Kirk’ Hartle Accepts Plea Avoiding Jail Time,” 8newsnow.com, November 16, 2021 Case Notes: The State of Nevada v. Donald Kirk Hartle Justice Court – Case Number: 21-CR-046327 – Criminal Complaint 8th Judicial District Court – Case Number: C-21-360352-1 – Court Records | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote |
| 2. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Patrick James Duffy, also known as James Patrick Duffy Party Affiliation: No voter registration found[8]According to the website of the Secretary of State of Nevada, “on your voter registration application, you will be asked to indicate your party affiliation. You also have the option to be … Continue reading however the offense was committed in favor of the Green Party.[9]Michelle Rindels, “Man Accused of Falsifying Green Party Petition in 2016 Pleads Guilty to Reduced Charge,” thenevadaindependent.com, June 22, 2018 Offense and Sentencing: Patrick James Duffy pleaded guilty on 6/20/2018 to one felony count of misconduct in signing, filing, or altering a petition[10]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-18-330565-1 – Court Records in relation to an offense committed on or between May 26, 2016 and June 1, 2016;[11]Justice Court, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-18-330565-1 – Amended Indictment 12 further felony counts were not addressed.[12]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-18-330565-1 – Court Records Duffy was sentenced on 10/17/2018 to a 12 to 30 month jail sentence, suspended for a indeterminate amount of time not to exceed three years, and placed on probation, plus $178 in fees.[13]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-18-330565-1 – Court Records | “A Las Vegas man accused of falsifying signatures on a petition aimed at getting the Green Party on the Nevada ballot in the 2016 general election has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. … 48-year-old Patrick Duffy had pleaded guilty on Wednesday [6/20/2018] to one count of misconduct in signing, filing or altering a petition. … Duffy was originally indicted by a grand jury on 13 felony charges, including misconduct in signing, filing or altering a petition and perjury. He’s accused of submitting the fraudulent signatures after swearing under penalty of perjury that they were legitimate. The Green Party, including its presidential candidate Jill Stein, didn’t qualify for the ballot.”[14]Michelle Rindels, “Man Accused of Falsifying Green Party Petition in 2016 Pleads Guilty to Reduced Charge,” thenevadaindependent.com, June 22, 2018 Case Notes: The State of Nevada v. Patrick James Duffy aka James Patrick Duffy Case Number: C-18-330565-1 Indictment, Plea, Amended Indictment, Court Records and Transcript | Type of Election: Ballot Petition Party Affiliation: Not Found Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 3. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Craig Frank Party Affiliation: Republican[15]Phillip Moyer, “Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Voting Twice in 2016 Election,” news3lv.com, February 17th 2021 Offense and Sentencing: Craig Frank pleaded guilty on 1/25/2021 to one felony count of voting twice in the same election in relation to an offense committed on 10/28/2016.[16]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-19-342550-1 – Court Records Frank was sentenced on 7/19/2021 to a 12 to 30 month jail sentence, suspended for a indeterminate amount of time not to exceed 24 months, and placed on probation, plus $178 in fees.[17]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-19-342550-1 – Court Records | “COUNT 1: VOTING MORE THAN ONCE AT SAME ELECTION Category ‘D’ Felony – NRS 293.780(1) Defendant, CRAIG FRANK, in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, did knowingly and feloniously vote in the 2016 general election in Las Vegas, Nevada, having previously voted in the 2016 general election in Benton, Arkansas.”[18]District Court, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number: C-19-342550-1 – Amended Indictment Case Notes: The State of Nevada v. Craig Frank Case Number: C-19-342550-1 Amended Indictment and Court Records | Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote |
| 4. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Renaldo Johnson Party Affiliation: Republican[19]VoterRecords.com, “Renaldo Johnson’s Nevada Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on May 19, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Renaldo Johnson pleaded guilty on 4/11/2017 to one felony count of misconduct in signing, filing, or altering a petition[20]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-16-320056-1 – Court Records in relation to an offense committed on or between 5/29/2016 and 6/1/2016;[21]District Court, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-16-320056-1 – Amended Indictment 14 further felony counts were dismissed.[22]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-16-320056-1 – Court Records Johnson was sentenced on 8/14/2018 to a 12 to 34 month jail sentence, suspended for a indeterminate amount of time not to exceed three years, and placed on probation, plus $278 in fees.[23]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-16-320056-1 – Court Records | “Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt and Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske announced that Renaldo Johnson, 56, of Las Vegas, was sentenced for his role in a fraudulent voter petition scheme. Johnson had previously pleaded guilty to one count of Misconduct in Signing, Filing or Altering Petition, a category “D” felony. Johnson falsified the signatures of individuals on petitions to qualify the Nevada Green Party for general election ballot access in 2016, and then submitted those falsified petitions to be filed. While submitting those petitions, Johnson swore under penalty of perjury that the signatures were legitimate.”[24]Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, “Attorney General Laxalt and Secretary of State Cegavske Announce Sentencing of Las Vegas Man for Fraudulent Voter Petition Scheme,” ag.nv.gov, … Continue reading Case Notes: The State of Nevada v. Renaldo Johnson Case Number: C-16-320056-1 Indictment, Plea, Amended Indictment, and Court Records | Type of Election: Ballot Petition Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 5. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Tina Marie Parks Party Affiliation: Republican[25]VoterRecords.com, “Tina Marie Parks’s Nevada Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on April 18, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Tina Marie Parks pleaded guilty on 12/2/2016 to one felony count of perjury[26]Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County, Nevada – Case Number CR8569 – Court Summary in relation to offenses committed between April and June 2016;[27]District Court, Nye County, Nevada – Case Number CR8569 – Charges one felony count of committing illegal acts while registering voters was dismissed.[28]Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County, Nevada – Case Number CR8569 – Court Summary and District Court, Nye County, Nevada – Case Number CR8569 – Charges Parks was sentenced on 5/19/2017 to a 19 to 48 month jail sentence plus $28 in fees.[29]Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County, Nevada – Case Number CR8569 – Court Summary | “A Pahrump woman who helped register people to vote outside of a Wal-Mart and grocery stores has been arrested on suspicion of falsifying registration forms… Tina Marie Parks, 45… was registering voters as part of Engage Nevada, a conservative voter registration group, when she marked ‘Republican’ or ‘nonpartisan’ on forms of people who said they were Democrats or didn’t specify their party affiliation. Investigators said it happened to at least three people, including at least one person who was unable to vote in the June 14 primary as a result.”[30]Michelle Rindels, “Pahrump Woman Arrested, Accused of Voter Registration Fraud,” lasvegassun.com, July 13, 2016 Case Notes: The State of Nevada v. Tina Marie Parks Case Number: CR8569 Charges and Court Summary | Type of Election: Voter Registration before a Primary Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: +/- 1 fewer vote(s) in the primary / No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
| 6. | Election Year: 2016 Name: Stephen Gregory Zority Party Affiliation: Republican[31]VoterRecords.com, “Stephen Gregory Zority’s Nevada Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on June 1, 2022 Offense and Sentencing: Stephen Gregory Zority pleaded guilty on 8/25/2021 to five gross misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to provide compensation for registration of voters, in relation to offenses committed between April and July 2016; two felony charges were not addressed as part of a plea agreement.[32]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County Nevada, “Case Information: C-17-323438-1 | State of Nevada vs Stephen Zority,” clarkcountycourts.us, accessed on June 1, 2022 Zority was sentenced on 9/7/2021 to one day in the Clark County Detention Center for each offense, with five days credit for time served, plus $10,028 in fees.[33]Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County Nevada, “Case Information: C-17-323438-1 | State of Nevada vs Stephen Zority,” clarkcountycourts.us, accessed on June 1, 2022 | “A 29-year-old Las Vegas man pleaded not guilty to illegally paying a woman to improperly register Republican voters in a rural Nevada town ahead of the GOP primary election last year [2016]. … [Stephen Gregory] Zority is accused of providing gift cards and cash to Tina Marie Parks, who pleaded guilty in December to one low-level felony voter registration offense.”[34]Elko Daily, “Regional News in Brief: Man Pleads Not Guilty to Paying for Sign-ups,” elkodaily.com, May 25, 2017 Case Notes: The State of Nevada v. Stephen Gregory Zority Case Number: C-17-323438-1 Indictment and Court Records | Type of Election: Voter Registration before a Primary Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections |
References
| ↑1 | Eduardo Medina, “Nevada Man Is Charged With Voting Using His Dead Wife’s Ballot,” nytimes.com October 23, 2021 |
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| ↑2 | Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-21-360352-1 – Court Records |
| ↑3 | Justice Court, Las Vegas Township, Clark County, State of Nevada – Case Number 21-CR-046327 – Criminal Complaint |
| ↑4, ↑5 | Nevada Attorney General, Aaron D. Ford, “Attorney General Ford Announces Guilty Plea of Las Vegas Man Charged with Voter Fraud,” ag.nv.gov, November 16, 2021 |
| ↑6 | David Charns, “Las Vegas Man Who Voted Twice Using Dead Wife’s Ballot Pleads Guilty, Avoids Jail Time,” 8newsnow.com, November 17, 2022 |
| ↑7 | David Charns, “Donald ‘Kirk’ Hartle Accepts Plea Avoiding Jail Time,” 8newsnow.com, November 16, 2021 |
| ↑8 | According to the website of the Secretary of State of Nevada, “on your voter registration application, you will be asked to indicate your party affiliation. You also have the option to be registered as a Nonpartisan voter, meaning you have no political party affiliation.” – Source: Secretary of State of Nevada, Barbara K. Cegavske, “Election Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs),” nvsos.gov, accessed on April 18, 2022 |
| ↑9, ↑14 | Michelle Rindels, “Man Accused of Falsifying Green Party Petition in 2016 Pleads Guilty to Reduced Charge,” thenevadaindependent.com, June 22, 2018 |
| ↑10, ↑12, ↑13 | Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-18-330565-1 – Court Records |
| ↑11 | Justice Court, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-18-330565-1 – Amended Indictment |
| ↑15 | Phillip Moyer, “Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Voting Twice in 2016 Election,” news3lv.com, February 17th 2021 |
| ↑16, ↑17 | Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-19-342550-1 – Court Records |
| ↑18 | District Court, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number: C-19-342550-1 – Amended Indictment |
| ↑19 | VoterRecords.com, “Renaldo Johnson’s Nevada Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on May 19, 2022 |
| ↑20, ↑22, ↑23 | Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-16-320056-1 – Court Records |
| ↑21 | District Court, Clark County, Nevada – Case Number C-16-320056-1 – Amended Indictment |
| ↑24 | Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, “Attorney General Laxalt and Secretary of State Cegavske Announce Sentencing of Las Vegas Man for Fraudulent Voter Petition Scheme,” ag.nv.gov, August 15, 2018 |
| ↑25 | VoterRecords.com, “Tina Marie Parks’s Nevada Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on April 18, 2022 |
| ↑26, ↑29 | Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County, Nevada – Case Number CR8569 – Court Summary |
| ↑27 | District Court, Nye County, Nevada – Case Number CR8569 – Charges |
| ↑28 | Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County, Nevada – Case Number CR8569 – Court Summary and District Court, Nye County, Nevada – Case Number CR8569 – Charges |
| ↑30 | Michelle Rindels, “Pahrump Woman Arrested, Accused of Voter Registration Fraud,” lasvegassun.com, July 13, 2016 |
| ↑31 | VoterRecords.com, “Stephen Gregory Zority’s Nevada Voter Registration,” voterrecords.com, accessed on June 1, 2022 |
| ↑32, ↑33 | Eighth Judicial District Court Portal, Clark County Nevada, “Case Information: C-17-323438-1 | State of Nevada vs Stephen Zority,” clarkcountycourts.us, accessed on June 1, 2022 |
| ↑34 | Elko Daily, “Regional News in Brief: Man Pleads Not Guilty to Paying for Sign-ups,” elkodaily.com, May 25, 2017 |