Voter Fraud Convictions in Iowa, 2016-2020

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	A. Conviction Details	B. Background	C. Potential Election Impact
1.	Election Year: 2020 Name: Kim Phuong Taylor Party Affiliation: Republican[1]Holmes Lybrand, “Iowa Congressional Candidate’s Wife Convicted in 2020 Voter Fraud Scheme,” cnn.com, November 22, 2023 Offense and Sentencing: Kim Phuong Taylor was convicted by a federal jury on 11/21/2023 of “26 counts of providing false information in registering and voting, three counts of fraudulent registration, and 23 counts of fraudulent voting” in relation to offences committed during the 2020 congressional primary and an election for county supervisor in Iowa.[2]Department of Justice, “Woman Convicted for Voter Fraud Scheme,” justice.gov, November 21, 2023 According to the Department of Jusice, Taylor “faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each count.”[3]Department of Justice, “Woman Convicted for Voter Fraud Scheme,” justice.gov, November 21, 2023 Taylor was sentenced on 4/1/2024 to eight months imprisonment (four months in jail; four months of home confinement), two years of supervised release post-imprisonment and a $5,200 fine.[4]KTIV Staff and Matt Hofffman, “Kim Taylor Sentenced to Eight Months for Voter Fraud,” ktiv.com, April 1, 2024	“An Iowa woman [Kim Phuong Taylor, 49, of Sioux City] whose husband ran for Congress and lost the GOP primary in 2020 was convicted by a federal jury Tuesday of a voter fraud scheme during the primary and general elections. … Her husband, Jeremy Taylor, lost the Republican primary in Iowa for the US House in 2020 but was elected as the Woodbury County supervisor in a general election that year. Prosecutors say Kim Taylor visited households in the Vietnamese community, encouraging residents to fill out voter registration forms and absentee ballot request forms. Some of the residents couldn’t read or understand English, according to prosecutors, and she offered to help.”[5]Holmes Lybrand, “Iowa Congressional Candidate’s Wife Convicted in 2020 Voter Fraud Scheme,” cnn.com, November 22, 2023 Case Notes: United States v. Taylor Case Number: 5:23-cr-04004 Verdict Sheet	Type of Election: Congressional Primary, County Supervisor Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections
2.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Terri Lynn Rote Party Affiliation: Republican[6]David Pitt, “Iowa Woman Charged with Voting Twice for Trump Pleads Guilty,” apnews.com, July 7, 2017 Offense and Sentencing: Terri Lynn Rote pleaded guilty on 7/27/2017 to one felony charge of election misconduct in relation to an offense committed in October 2016.[7]Associated Press, “Iowa Woman Charged With Voting Twice for Trump Pleads Guilty,” desmoinesregister.com, July 7, 2017 Rote was sentenced in August 2017 to two years of probation and a $750 fine.[8]Iowa Woman Who Tried to Vote for Donald Trump Twice Gets Two Years Probation and $750 Fine,” independent.co.uk, August 18, 2017	“Rote is a registered Republican and a Trump supporter. She was arrested on Oct. 21 after showing up at a Polk County election satellite office in Des Moines and tried to cast a second ballot for the November election. She told police that she believed Trump’s claims that the election was rigged and thought that her first ballot would be changed to a vote for Hillary Clinton.”[9]David Pitt, “Iowa Woman Charged with Voting Twice for Trump Pleads Guilty,” apnews.com, July 7, 2017 Case Notes: Case Number: Not Found	Type of Election: Presidential Party Affiliation: Republican Theoretical Election Effect: 1 illegal Republican vote

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