Voter Fraud Convictions in Iowa, 2016-2020

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	A. Conviction Details	B. Background	C. Potential Election Impact
1.	Election Year: 2016 Name: Terri Lynn Rote Party Affiliation: Republican[1]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.[2]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.[3]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.”[4]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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