{"id":8563,"date":"2023-04-19T16:05:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/?page_id=8563"},"modified":"2023-04-19T16:05:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:05:31","slug":"illinois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Voter Fraud Convictions in Illinois, 2016-2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table centerheader is-style-regular statestable\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>A.<br>Conviction Details<\/th><th>B.<br>Background<\/th><th>C.<br>Potential Election Impact<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Robert J. Sandy<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Sam Borcia, &#8220;Wisconsin Man Charged with Illegally Casting Vote in McHenry County, Admitting It on Social Media,&#8221; www.lakemchenryscanner.com, November 20, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Robert J. Sandy pleaded guilty on 3\/22\/2023 to one misdemeanor charge of disregarding the election code, reduced from a felony charge as part of a plea agreement, in relation to offenses committed during the 2020 election cycle.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Katherine M. Keefe, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 22nd Judicial Circuit, Public Case Access, &#8220;2021CF000937 People vs. Sandy, Robert J,&#8221; caseinfo.mchenrycountyil.gov, accessed April 17, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><br>State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office, &#8220;Former McHenry Man, Robert Sandy, Convicted of Disregarding Election Code,&#8221; mchenrycountyil.gov, April 10, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Sandy was sentenced on the same day to six months conditional discharge, two days in the county jail with credit for time served, 20 hours of community service and $1,189 is fines and fees.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office, &#8220;Former McHenry Man, Robert Sandy, Convicted of Disregarding Election Code,&#8221; mchenrycountyil.gov, April 10, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Robert J. Sandy, 52, of Kenosha, WI was sentenced \u2026 following a negotiated plea on March 22, 2023,\u2026 Sandy was accused of driving from his residence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to McHenry County to cast his vote in the November 2020 election. He then publicly shared on Twitter that he had traveled 45 miles from his new home to his old one so that he could cast a vote for an Illinois candidate he supported.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office, &#8220;Former McHenry Man, Robert Sandy, Convicted of Disregarding Election Code,&#8221; mchenrycountyil.gov, April 10, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>People v. Sandy, Robert J<\/em><br>Case Number: 2021CF000937<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Congressional<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal Democratic vote<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Calvin Borders, Jr<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_6');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Calvin Borders, Jr pleaded guilty on 06\/12\/2018 to one felony count of &#8220;Perjury in Election Code&#8221; in relation to an offense committed on 4\/4\/2017.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-JR-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0113901<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Borders was sentenced on the same day to a conditional discharge of 30 months and $1,012 in fines and fees.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-JR-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0113901<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Calvin Borders Jr., 59, of St. Louis; his daughter, Candice Borders, 36; his son Calvin Borders III, 35, both of Madison; and Borders III\u2019s girlfriend, Janie B. Walker, 40, of Missouri; pleaded guilty to vote fraud charges. Calvin Borders Jr. and Calvin Borders III pleaded guilty to perjury in the election code. \u2026 Candice Borders and Walker pleaded guilty to forgery. They asserted on a voter registration application that they were registered to the 407 Jefferson St. address in Brooklyn [a vacant lot]. All of the charges were a class 3 felonies.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Beth Hundsdorfer, &#8220;A Family Registered to Vote at a Vacant Lot in Brooklyn. Now They\u2019re Convicted Felons,&#8221; bnd.com, July 19, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Calvin Borders, Jr<\/em><br>Case Number: 17CF0113901<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-JR-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Court Records<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Voter Registration<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Calvin C. Borders III<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_10');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Calvin C. Borders III pleaded guilty on 07\/16\/2018 to one felony count of &#8220;Perjury in Election Code&#8221; in relation to an offense committed on 4\/4\/2017.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[11]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-III-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114001<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Borders III was sentenced on the same day to 24 months of probation.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[12]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-III-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114001<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_12', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Calvin Borders Jr., 59, of St. Louis; his daughter, Candice Borders, 36; his son Calvin Borders III, 35, both of Madison; and Borders III\u2019s girlfriend, Janie B. Walker, 40, of Missouri; pleaded guilty to vote fraud charges. Calvin Borders Jr. and Calvin Borders III pleaded guilty to perjury in the election code. \u2026 Candice Borders and Walker pleaded guilty to forgery. They asserted on a voter registration application that they were registered to the 407 Jefferson St. address in Brooklyn [a vacant lot]. All of the charges were a class 3 felonies.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[13]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Beth Hundsdorfer, &#8220;A Family Registered to Vote at a Vacant Lot in Brooklyn. Now They\u2019re Convicted Felons,&#8221; bnd.com, July 19, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_13', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Calvin C. Borders III<\/em><br>Case Number: 17CF0114001<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-III-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Court Records<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Voter Registration<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Candice N. Borders<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[14]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_14');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_14', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Candice N. Borders pleaded guilty on 07\/17\/2018 to one felony count of forgery.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_15');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_15');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[15]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_15\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-CN-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114102<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_15', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> One further felony count of &#8220;Perjury in Election Code&#8221; was dismissed.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_16');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_16');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[16]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_16\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-CANDICE-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114101<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_16', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Borders was sentenced on the same day to 24 months of probation and 30 hours of community service.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_17');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_17');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[17]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_17\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-CN-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114102<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_17').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_17', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Calvin Borders Jr., 59, of St. Louis; his daughter, Candice Borders, 36; his son Calvin Borders III, 35, both of Madison; and Borders III\u2019s girlfriend, Janie B. Walker, 40, of Missouri; pleaded guilty to vote fraud charges. Calvin Borders Jr. and Calvin Borders III pleaded guilty to perjury in the election code. \u2026 Candice Borders and Walker pleaded guilty to forgery. They asserted on a voter registration application that they were registered to the 407 Jefferson St. address in Brooklyn [a vacant lot]. All of the charges were a class 3 felonies.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_18');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_18');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[18]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_18\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Beth Hundsdorfer, &#8220;A Family Registered to Vote at a Vacant Lot in Brooklyn. Now They\u2019re Convicted Felons,&#8221; bnd.com, July 19, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_18').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_18', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Candice N. Borders<\/em><br>Case Numbers: 17CF0114102 &#8211; Forgery \/ 17CF0114101 &#8211; Perjury<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-CN-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Court Records &#8211; Forgery<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-CANDICE-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Court Records &#8211; Perjury<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Voter Registration<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Janie B. Walker<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_19');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_19');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[19]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_19\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_19');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_19').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_19', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Janie B. Walker pleaded guilty on 11\/20\/2018 to one felony count of forgery.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_20');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_20');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[20]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_20\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-WALKER-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114102<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_20', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> One further felony count of &#8220;Perjury in Election Code&#8221; was dismissed.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_21');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_21');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_21\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[21]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_21\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-WALKER2-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114101<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_21').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_21', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Walker was sentenced on the same day to 24 months of probation and 30 hours of community service plus associated fines and fees.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_22');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_22');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_22\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[22]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_22\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-WALKER-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114202<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_22').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_22', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Calvin Borders Jr., 59, of St. Louis; his daughter, Candice Borders, 36; his son Calvin Borders III, 35, both of Madison; and Borders III\u2019s girlfriend, Janie B. Walker, 40, of Missouri; pleaded guilty to vote fraud charges. Calvin Borders Jr. and Calvin Borders III pleaded guilty to perjury in the election code. \u2026 Candice Borders and Walker pleaded guilty to forgery. They asserted on a voter registration application that they were registered to the 407 Jefferson St. address in Brooklyn [a vacant lot]. All of the charges were a class 3 felonies.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_23');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_23');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_23\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[23]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_23\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Beth Hundsdorfer, &#8220;A Family Registered to Vote at a Vacant Lot in Brooklyn. Now They\u2019re Convicted Felons,&#8221; bnd.com, July 19, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_23').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_23', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Janie B. Walker<\/em><br>Case Numbers: 17CF0114202 &#8211; Forgery \/ 17CF0114101 &#8211; Perjury<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-WALKER-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Court Records &#8211; Forgery<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-WALKER2-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Court Records &#8211; Perjury<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Voter Registration<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Ellen Mauer<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_24');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_24');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_24\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[24]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_24\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_24');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_24').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_24', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Ellen Mauer pleaded guilty on 4\/23\/2018 to one misdemeanor count of &#8220;disregarding election law with regard to a school board election.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_25');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_25');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_25\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[25]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_25\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jim Newton, &#8220;Former School District 128 Board Member, Secretary Plead Guilty to Violating Election Law,&#8221; chicagotribune.com, April 23, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_25').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_25', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Mauer was sentenced to one year of supervised probation, 75 hours of community service, $250 donation to the Gurnee-based Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, and $750 in court costs and fines.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_26');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_26');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_26\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[26]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_26\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jim Newton, &#8220;Former School District 128 Board Member, Secretary Plead Guilty to Violating Election Law,&#8221; chicagotribune.com, April 23, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_26').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_26', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;A former Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board member and a district employee charged with lying on 2017 election petitions pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges of violating election law. Ellen Mauer, 52, who resigned from the school board March 19, and district secretary Denise Zwit, 66, each pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of disregarding election code. \u2026 Authorities said Mauer signed four petitions that claimed she was present when her nomination petitions were circulated.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_27');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_27');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_27\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[27]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_27\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lee Filas and Russell Lissau, &#8220;Plea deals reached in District 128 perjury cases,&#8221; dailyherald.com, April 23, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_27').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_27', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Ellen Mauer<\/em><br>Case Number: 17CF00001653<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>School Board<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Denise M. Zwit<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_28');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_28');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_28\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[28]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_28\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_28');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_28').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_28', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Denise M. Zwit pleaded guilty on 4\/23\/2018 to one misdemeanor count of &#8220;disregarding election law with regard to a school board election.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_29');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_29');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_29\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[29]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_29\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jim Newton, &#8220;Former School District 128 Board Member, Secretary Plead Guilty to Violating Election Law,&#8221; chicagotribune.com, April 23, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_29').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_29', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Zwit was sentenced to one year of supervised probation, 75 hours of community service, $250 donation to the Gurnee-based Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, and $750 in court costs and fines.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_30');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_30');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_30\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[30]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_30\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jim Newton, &#8220;Former School District 128 Board Member, Secretary Plead Guilty to Violating Election Law,&#8221; chicagotribune.com, April 23, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_30').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_30', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;A former Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board member and a district employee charged with lying on 2017 election petitions pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges of violating election law. Ellen Mauer, 52, who resigned from the school board March 19, and district secretary Denise Zwit, 66, each pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of disregarding election code. \u2026 Authorities said\u2026 Zwit, who continues to work as assistant to District 128 Superintendent Prentiss Lea, claimed she was present when three nominating petitions for school board President Patrick Groody were circulated.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_31');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_31');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_31\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[31]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_31\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lee Filas and Russell Lissau, &#8220;Plea deals reached in District 128 perjury cases,&#8221; dailyherald.com, April 23, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_31').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_31', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Denise M. Zwit<\/em><br>Case Number: 17CF00001654<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>School Board<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Audrey R. Cook<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Republican<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_32');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_32');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_32\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[32]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_32\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">State News, &#8220;88-year-old pleads guilty to casting vote for late husband,&#8221; wgil.com, June 9, 2017<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_32').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_32', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Audrey R. Cook pleaded guilty on 6\/8\/2018 to one reduced misdemeanor count of &#8220;attempted violation of election code in exchange for a prosecution agreement to drop a felony perjury charge&#8221; related to an offense that occurred in September or October 2016.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_33');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_33');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_33\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[33]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_33\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">State News, &#8220;88-year-old pleads guilty to casting vote for late husband,&#8221; wgil.com, June 9, 2017<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_33').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_33', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> No sentencing information found.<\/td><td>&#8220;An 88-year-old election judge from southern Illinois has pleaded not guilty after allegedly sending in an absentee ballot in her late husband&#8217;s name. \u2026 Audrey Cook appeared Thursday [11\/17\/2016] in Madison County Circuit Court. Cook, of Alton, told The Associated Press this month that she filled out the ballot for her husband after he died in September because she knew he would want Donald Trump to be president. Madison County State&#8217;s Attorney Tom Gibbons has said the ballot was never even opened because a clerk found it had been submitted in the name of a deceased person.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_34');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_34');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_34\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[34]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_34\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Associated Press, &#8220;Election Judge Pleads Not Guilty in Absentee Ballot Case,&#8221; njherald.com, November 17, 2016<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_34').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_34', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>State of Illinois v. Cook Audrey R<\/em><br>Case Number: 2016CF002885<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-COOK-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Court Records<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Republican<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal Republican vote<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Marvin A. Hershman<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_35');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_35');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_35\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[35]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_35\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_35');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_35').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_35', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Marvin A. Hershman pleaded guilty on 1\/9\/2019 to one count of disregarding the election code for an offense committed on 10\/25\/2016.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_36');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_36');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_36\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[36]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_36\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000538, PEOPLE VS HERSHMAN,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 6, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_36').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_36', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Hershman was sentenced to four months of conditional discharge plus a $657 fine.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_37');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_37');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_37\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[37]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_37\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000538, PEOPLE VS HERSHMAN,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 6, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_37').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_37', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Marvin Hershman, of Lake County, voted twice in the 2016 general election. Hershman was charged with two counts of voting more than once and one count of perjury. He took a plea of convenience (nolo contendere) of disregarding election code and was sentenced to four months&#8217; imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of $657.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_38');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_38');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_38\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[38]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_38\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">The Heritage Foundation, &#8220;Voter Fraud Report,&#8221; heritage.org, accessed on April 6, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_38').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_38', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Hershman was &#8220;accused of voting once in Lake County, and again in Cook County.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_39');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_39');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_39\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[39]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_39\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lee Filas, &#8220;Five Plead Not Guilty to Lake County Voter Fraud Allegations,&#8221; DailyHerald.com, March 21, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_39').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_39', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>People v. Hershman<\/em><br>Case Number: 18CF538<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal vote, party unknown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jesse P. Johnson III<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Republican \/ Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_40');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_40');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_40\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[40]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_40\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">George Pawlaczyk, &#8220;Felon Gets Two Years in Prison for Voting Twice, Once for a Republican, Once for a Democrat,&#8221; bnd.com, March 13 , 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_40').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_40', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_41');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_41');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_41\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[41]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_41\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">&#8221;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to receive the party ballot for which&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_41');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_41').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_41', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Jesse P. Johnson III pleaded guilty on 2\/21\/2018 to one count of perjury in relation to an offense committed on 3\/4\/2016.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_42');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_42');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_42\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[42]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_42\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 6, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-JOHNSON-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 16CF0038501<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_42').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_42', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Johnson III was sentenced on the same day to two years in jail.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_43');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_43');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_43\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[43]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_43\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 6, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-JOHNSON-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 16CF0038501<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_43').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_43', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Johnson, 53, who was caught by the St. Clair County Public Corruption Task Force, was sentenced to two years in state prison for voting twice in the 2016 primary election, once for a Republican and once for a Democrat. People who vote twice are usually suspected of being paid for their vote. Johnson was not convicted of selling his vote.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_44');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_44');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_44\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[44]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_44\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">George Pawlaczyk, &#8220;Felon Gets Two Years in Prison for Voting Twice, Once for a Republican, Once for a Democrat,&#8221; bnd.com, March 13 , 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_44').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_44', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Jesse P. Johnson III<\/em><br>Case Number: 16CF0038501<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-JOHNSON-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Court Records<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Primary<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Republican \/ Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal Republican vote and 1 illegal Democratic vote in the Primary \/ No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Janet A. Pokryfke<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_45');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_45');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_45\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[45]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_45\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_45');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_45').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_45', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Janet A. Pokryfke &#8220;was found guilty of disregarding the election code, a misdemeanor,&#8221; on 8\/27\/2018 in relation to an allegation of voting twice in the November 2016 election; three further charges were dismissed.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_46');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_46');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_46\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[46]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_46\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lee Filas, &#8220;Mundelein Woman Accused of Voting Twice in 2016 Election Grabs Plea Deal,&#8221; dailyherald.com, August 27, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_46').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_46', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Pokryfke was &#8220;sentenced to six months of probation, 20 hours of public service and a $200 fine.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_47');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_47');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_47\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[47]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_47\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lee Filas, &#8220;Mundelein Woman Accused of Voting Twice in 2016 Election Grabs Plea Deal,&#8221; dailyherald.com, August 27, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_47').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_47', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Janet Pokryfke, 69, of Mundelein, was found guilty of disregarding the election code, a misdemeanor, during proceedings in front of Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti. Pokryfke did not admit guilt to allegations she voted twice in the November 2016 election, but agreed there was enough evidence to convict her should the case go to trial. \u2026 Two felony charges of voting more than once and one charge of perjury were dismissed in exchange for the plea deal. Pokryfke could have been sentenced up to 5 years in prison if she were convicted on those charges.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_48');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_48');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_48\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[48]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_48\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lee Filas, &#8220;Mundelein Woman Accused of Voting Twice in 2016 Election Grabs Plea Deal,&#8221; dailyherald.com, August 27, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_48').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_48', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Janet A. Pokryfke<\/em><br>Case Number: 18CF00000539<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal vote, party unknown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Miguel Valencia-Sandoval, also known as Ramiro Vasquez<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_49');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_49');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_49\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[49]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_49\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_49');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_49').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_49', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Miguel Valencia-Sandoval pleaded guilty on 1\/19\/2018 to three counts of &#8220;Voting in Election by Illegal Alien,&#8221; and one count each of &#8220;False Claim of Citizenship in Order to Vote in Election&#8221; and &#8220;False Statement in Application for Passport;&#8221; for offenses committed between 2012 and 2016.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_50');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_50');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_50\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[50]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_50\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, &#8220;United States of America v. Miguel Valencia-Sandoval, aka &#8220;Ramiro Vasquez,&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/IL-Miguel-Valencia-Sandoval.pdf\">Case Number: 17-CR-20012<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_50').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_50', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Valencia-Sandoval was sentenced on the same day to 12 months in federal prison followed by 12 months of supervised release for each count, to be served concurrently, plus a $275 fine.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_51');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_51');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_51\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[51]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_51\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, &#8220;United States of America v. Miguel Valencia-Sandoval, aka &#8220;Ramiro Vasquez,&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/IL-Miguel-Valencia-Sandoval.pdf\">Case Number: 17-CR-20012<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_51').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_51', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;A Mexican national who has lived in Urbana for 11 years pleaded guilty\u2026 to five counts in a federal indictment, four of which are related to voting by an illegal alien. The other count says that 33-year-old Miguel Valencia-Sandoval made a false statement in an application for a U.S. passport. \u2026 Valencia-Sandoval has admitted that he paid $50,000 in March 2005 for the birth certificate of a Texas man, Ramiro Guerrero-Vasquez, and that he used it in 2012 to obtain a passport\u2026 ICE agents also determined that he registered to vote in Champaign County in October 2008, falsely swearing that he was Ramiro Vasquez, and that he had voted in elections in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016. Authorities first were tipped off to Valencia-Sandoval&#8217;s real identity in August 2016 when an informant went to the Piatt County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_52');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_52');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_52\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[52]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_52\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Tom Kacich, &#8220;Mexican Man Living in Urbana Pleads Guilty to Infractions,&#8221; news-gazette.com, August 26, 2017<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_52').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_52', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>United States of America v. Miguel Valencia-Sandoval, aka &#8220;Ramiro Vasquez&#8221;<\/em><br>Case Number: 17-CR-20012<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/IL-Miguel-Valencia-Sandoval.pdf\">Indictment, Judgement, and Sentencing<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal vote, party unknown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Gina D. Villaruz<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_53');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_53');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_53\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[53]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_53\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_53');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_53').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_53', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Gina D. Villaruz pleaded guilty on 6\/28\/2018 to one misdemeanor count of disregarding the election code in relation to an offense committed in 2016; one further charge of perjury was dropped.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_54');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_54');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_54\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[54]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_54\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000536, PEOPLE VS VILLARUZ,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 7, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_54').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_54', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Villaruz was sentenced on the same day to six months of conditional release, 20 hours of public service, and $782 in associated fines and fees.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_55');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_55');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_55\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[55]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_55\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000536, PEOPLE VS VILLARUZ,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 7, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_55').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_55', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Two Lake County residents were among more than 40 people documented of committing voter fraud in the state since the year 2000, according to a Heritage Foundation database. Marcello Villaruz and his wife, Gina, were found to have engaged in ineligible voting. The couple was convicted in 2018 of voting in the 2016 presidential election despite being noncitizens.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_56');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_56');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_56\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[56]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_56\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Local Labs News Service, &#8220;2 Lake County Residents Among Those on Illinois Voter Fraud Roster,&#8221; lakecountygazette.com, October 3, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_56').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_56', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Gina D. Villaruz<\/em><br>Case Number: 18CF00000536<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal vote, party unknown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Marcelo Villaruz<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_57');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_57');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_57\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[57]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_57\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_57');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_57').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_57', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Marcelo Villaruz pleaded guilty on 6\/28\/2018 to one misdemeanor count of disregarding the election code in relation to an offense committed in 2016; one further charge of perjury was dropped.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_58');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_58');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_58\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[58]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_58\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000535, PEOPLE VS VILLARUZ,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 7, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_58').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_58', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Villaruz was sentenced on the same day to six months of conditional release, 20 hours of public service, and $782 in associated fines and fees.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_59');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_59');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_59\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[59]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_59\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000535, PEOPLE VS VILLARUZ,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 7, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_59').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_59', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Two Lake County residents were among more than 40 people documented of committing voter fraud in the state since the year 2000, according to a Heritage Foundation database. Marcello Villaruz and his wife, Gina, were found to have engaged in ineligible voting. The couple was convicted in 2018 of voting in the 2016 presidential election despite being noncitizens.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_60');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_60');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_60\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[60]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_60\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Local Labs News Service, &#8220;2 Lake County Residents Among Those on Illinois Voter Fraud Roster,&#8221; lakecountygazette.com, October 3, 2019<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_60').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_60', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Marcelo Villaruz<\/em><br>Case Number: 18CF00000535<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal vote, party unknown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Yvette A. Yust<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_61');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_61');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_61\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[61]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_61\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_61');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_61').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_61', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Yvette A. Yust pleaded guilty on 7\/11\/2018 to one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in relation to an offense committed in 2016; one further charge of perjury was dropped.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_62');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_62');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_62\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[62]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_62\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000537, PEOPLE VS YUST,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 7, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_62').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_62', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Yust was sentenced on the same day to six months of conditional release, 20 hours of public service, and $772 in associated fines and fees.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_63');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_63');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_63\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[63]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_63\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000537, PEOPLE VS YUST,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 7, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_63').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_63', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Yvette Yust, a resident of Waukegan, claimed to be a citizen in order to vote in the 2016 presidential election. Yust was charged with two felony counts of perjury, but, as part of a plea agreement, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_64');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_64');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_64\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[64]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_64\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Heritage Foundation, &#8220;Election Fraud Cases,&#8221; heritage.org, accessed on April 7, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_64').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_64', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Illinois v. Yvette A. Yust<\/em><br>Case Number: 18CF00000537<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br> <br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal vote, party unknown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Thomas Rudd<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat \/ Independent<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_65');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_65');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_65\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[65]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_65\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lee Filas, &#8220;Ex-lake County Coroner Pleads Guilty to Disregarding Election Law,&#8221; dailyherald.com, March 14, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_65').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_65', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Thomas Rudd pleaded guilty on 3\/14\/2018 to five misdemeanor counts of disregarding the election code, reduced from five felony counts of perjury<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_66');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_66');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_66\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[66]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_66\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court Public Access System, &#8220;Court Case Details &#8211; Case Number: 17CF00000473,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on May 27, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_66').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_66', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> as part of a plea agreement.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_67');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_67');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_67\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[67]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_67\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lee Filas, &#8220;Ex-lake County Coroner Pleads Guilty to Disregarding Election Law,&#8221; dailyherald.com, March 14, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_67').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_67', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Rudd was sentenced was sentenced to &#8220;24 months on nonreporting probation, pay a $5,000 fine to Lake County and pay a $5,000 fine to the Paul Simon Public Policy Center in Carbondale.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_68');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_68');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_68\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[68]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_68\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lee Filas, &#8220;Ex-lake County Coroner Pleads Guilty to Disregarding Election Law,&#8221; dailyherald.com, March 14, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_68').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_68', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;[Thomas] Rudd, of Lake Forest, was facing five felony counts of perjury alleging he made false statements on nominating petitions filed before his unsuccessful 2016 re-election bid for coroner. \u2026 Authorities said Rudd falsely swore under oath he was present when voters signed nominating petitions he filed in November 2015. Prosecutors allege 15 to 20 petition signatures were false, including one from a person who had been dead for more than a decade.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_69');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8563_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_69');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_69\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[69]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_69\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Lee Filas, &#8220;Ex-lake County Coroner Pleads Guilty to Disregarding Election Law,&#8221; dailyherald.com, March 14, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_69').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8563_1_69', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>People v. Rudd<\/em><br>Case Number: 17CF00000473<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Nomination Petitions before a Coroner Election<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat \/ Independent<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8563_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8563_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8563_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_8563_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Sam Borcia, &#8220;Wisconsin Man Charged with Illegally Casting Vote in McHenry County, Admitting It on Social Media,&#8221; www.lakemchenryscanner.com, November 20, 2021<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Katherine M. Keefe, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 22nd Judicial Circuit, Public Case Access, &#8220;2021CF000937 People vs. Sandy, Robert J,&#8221; caseinfo.mchenrycountyil.gov, accessed April 17, 2023<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_3');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><br>State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office, &#8220;Former McHenry Man, Robert Sandy, Convicted of Disregarding Election Code,&#8221; mchenrycountyil.gov, April 10, 2023<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_4');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_5');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office, &#8220;Former McHenry Man, Robert Sandy, Convicted of Disregarding Election Code,&#8221; mchenrycountyil.gov, April 10, 2023<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_6');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_10');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_14\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_14');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>14,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_19\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_19');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>19,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_24\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_24');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>24,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_28\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_28');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>28,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_35\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_35');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>35,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_45\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_45');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>45,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_49\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_49');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>49,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_53\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_53');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>53,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_57\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_57');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>57,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_61\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_61');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>61<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">According to Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to receive the party ballot for which they would like to vote in a primary election; voters may request any party and may change parties from one primary to the next.&#8221; &#8211; Source: Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;State Law Resource &#8211; Illinois: Voter Registration,&#8221; bolderadvocacy.org, November 20, 2020<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_7');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_8');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-JR-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0113901<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_9');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_13\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_13');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>13,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_18\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_18');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>18,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_23\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_23');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>23<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Beth Hundsdorfer, &#8220;A Family Registered to Vote at a Vacant Lot in Brooklyn. Now They\u2019re Convicted Felons,&#8221; bnd.com, July 19, 2018<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_11\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_11');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>11,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_12\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_12');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-III-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114001<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_15\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_15');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>15,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_17\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_17');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>17<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-CN-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114102<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_16');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_16\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>16<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-BORDERS-CANDICE-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114101<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_20');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_20\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>20<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-WALKER-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114102<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_21');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_21\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>21<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-WALKER2-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114101<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_22');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_22\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>22<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 5, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-WALKER-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 17CF0114202<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_25\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_25');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>25,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_26\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_26');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>26,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_29\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_29');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>29,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_30\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_30');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>30<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Jim Newton, &#8220;Former School District 128 Board Member, Secretary Plead Guilty to Violating Election Law,&#8221; chicagotribune.com, April 23, 2018<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_27\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_27');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>27,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_31\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_31');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>31<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Lee Filas and Russell Lissau, &#8220;Plea deals reached in District 128 perjury cases,&#8221; dailyherald.com, April 23, 2018<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_32\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_32');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>32,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_33\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_33');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>33<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">State News, &#8220;88-year-old pleads guilty to casting vote for late husband,&#8221; wgil.com, June 9, 2017<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_34');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_34\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>34<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Associated Press, &#8220;Election Judge Pleads Not Guilty in Absentee Ballot Case,&#8221; njherald.com, November 17, 2016<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_36\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_36');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>36,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_37\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_37');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>37<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000538, PEOPLE VS HERSHMAN,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 6, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_38');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_38\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>38<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">The Heritage Foundation, &#8220;Voter Fraud Report,&#8221; heritage.org, accessed on April 6, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_39');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_39\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>39<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Lee Filas, &#8220;Five Plead Not Guilty to Lake County Voter Fraud Allegations,&#8221; DailyHerald.com, March 21, 2018<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_40\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_40');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>40,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_44\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_44');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>44<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">George Pawlaczyk, &#8220;Felon Gets Two Years in Prison for Voting Twice, Once for a Republican, Once for a Democrat,&#8221; bnd.com, March 13 , 2018<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_41');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_41\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>41<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">&#8221;Illinois voters do not register by political party or declare a political party membership. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to receive the party ballot for which they would like to vote in a primary election; voters may request any party and may change parties from one primary to the next.&#8221; &#8211; Source: Bolder Advocacy, &#8220;State Law Resource &#8211; Illinois: Voter Registration,&#8221; bolderadvocacy.org, November 20, 2020<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_42\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_42');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>42,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_43\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_43');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>43<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">St. Clair County, Illinois, &#8220;Case Details,&#8221; co.st-clair.il.us, accessed on April 6, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IL-JOHNSON-COURT-RECORDS.pdf\">Case Number: 16CF0038501<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_46\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_46');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>46,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_47\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_47');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>47,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_48\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_48');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>48<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Lee Filas, &#8220;Mundelein Woman Accused of Voting Twice in 2016 Election Grabs Plea Deal,&#8221; dailyherald.com, August 27, 2018<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_50\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_50');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>50,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_51\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_51');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>51<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, &#8220;United States of America v. Miguel Valencia-Sandoval, aka &#8220;Ramiro Vasquez,&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/IL-Miguel-Valencia-Sandoval.pdf\">Case Number: 17-CR-20012<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_52');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_52\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>52<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Tom Kacich, &#8220;Mexican Man Living in Urbana Pleads Guilty to Infractions,&#8221; news-gazette.com, August 26, 2017<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_54\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_54');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>54,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_55\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_55');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>55<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000536, PEOPLE VS VILLARUZ,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 7, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_56\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_56');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>56,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_60\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_60');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>60<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Local Labs News Service, &#8220;2 Lake County Residents Among Those on Illinois Voter Fraud Roster,&#8221; lakecountygazette.com, October 3, 2019<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_58\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_58');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>58,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_59\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_59');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>59<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000535, PEOPLE VS VILLARUZ,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 7, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_62\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_62');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>62,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_63\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_63');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>63<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Lake County, IL, &#8220;Search &gt; Select a Case &gt; Case Number 18CF00000537, PEOPLE VS YUST,&#8221; circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov, accessed on April 7, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8563_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8563_1_64');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8563_1_64\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>64<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Heritage Foundation, &#8220;Election Fraud Cases,&#8221; 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