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Iowa Woman Arrested for Voter Fraud Scheme

The wife of a Woodbury County, Iowa, supervisor was arrested on Jan. 12 and charged with more than 50 counts of voter fraud, the Department of Justice announced. Kim Phuong Taylor, 49, of Sioux City, is married to Jeremy Taylor, who unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District to replace Rep. Steve King in 2020. She appeared in court…


Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs Bill Authorizing Criminal Investigations of Voter Fraud

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed into law a bill that would authorize the state’s top law enforcement agency to launch investigations of voter fraud. The measure, SB 441, gives the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) the power to initiatie probes of alleged election wrongdoing without a request from an outside official. Previously, only…


Arizona House, Senate, Approve Measure Boosting Voter ID Requirements on November Ballots

The Republican-controlled Arizona House and GOP-led state Senate voted Monday to approve a measure on the November election ballot that would drastically increase the identification requirements needed for Arizonans who want to vote both in-person and by mail. Gina Swoboda, third vice chairman of the Republican Party of Arizona, announced the measure had been approved in a video posted…


Voter Turnout Plunges to Record Low in Hong Kong in ‘Patriots’-Only Election

Low turnout snubbed the first legislative election in Hong Kong under new rules written by Beijing, which was to ensure its preferred candidates win. Only 30 percent of registered voters or about 1,350,680 people cast their ballots on Dec. 19—almost half that of the previous legislative poll in 2016—according to Hong Kong’s top election official….


Arizona Woman Charged With Voter Fraud in 2020 Presidential Election

An Arizona woman was indicted by a state grand jury on charges alleging that she cast a ballot in the 2020 Presidential election in the name of her deceased mother. Tracey Kay McKee was charged with illegal voting and perjury on May 4, following an investigation by the Elections Integrity Unit (EIU), Arizona Attorney General…


Kansas Sheriff’s Office Still Probing 12 Claims of 2020 Election Fraud

The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas confirmed last week that it’s still investigating claims of voter fraud from the 2020 election. Twelve cases are being investigated, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal, which cited Deputy Abigail Christian, the sheriff’s office spokesperson; she said she couldn’t release more details about the investigations. State Rep. Vic Miller, a Democrat, had…


12 Cases of Nov. 3 Election Fraud Still Being Investigated by Kansas Sheriff’s Office

The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas confirmed last week it is still investigating claims of voter fraud from the Nov. 3 election. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, Abigail Christian, told the Topeka Capital-Journal that 12 cases are being investigated, but she could not release more details about the investigation. The statement came after state…


Pennsylvania Forced to Remove 21,000 Dead People Off Its Voter Rolls: Settlement

The state of Pennsylvania removed more than 20,000 deceased voters from being able to vote after a lawsuit that was settled by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, according to an announcement from a public interest group, which said it reached a settlement with Pennsylvania state officials this week. The lawsuit (pdf) was filed in November and…


Pennsylvania Agrees to Remove Names of Dead Citizens From Voter Rolls: Settlement

The state of Pennsylvania agreed to remove the names of deceased people from voter rolls, an election-integrity watchdog group announced after reaching a settlement with state officials. The lawsuit, (pdf) which was filed by the Public Interest Legal Foundation in November 2020, alleged that some 21,000 registrants who had died were still on the state’s voter rolls at…