{"id":8635,"date":"2023-04-19T19:08:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/?page_id=8635"},"modified":"2023-11-29T17:17:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T17:17:41","slug":"west-virginia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/west-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Voter Fraud Convictions in West Virginia, 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<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\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> Kathryn Nestor<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_1');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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>Kathryn Nestor pleaded no contest on 8\/29\/2022 to one misdemeanor charge of false swearing in violation of the West Virginia Election Code 393 in relation to an offense committed during the 2020 mayoral election in Vienna, West Virginia. Nestor was sentenced on the same day to 10 days imprisonment, suspended, six months of unsupervised probation and a $50 fine.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Samantha Cavali, &#8220;Vienna Woman Sentenced for Election Fraud Stemming from Vienna Municipal Election,&#8221; wtap.com, October 18, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_2', 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;Kathryn Nestor of Vienna, on August 29 [2022],\u2026 entered a plea of no contest to the misdemeanor charge of False Swearing in violation of West Virginia Election Code 393. The charge stemmed from an incident where the defendant signed the names of others, without authority, upon a mayoral candidate\u2019s nomination petition for the 2020 Vienna Municipal Election.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Samantha Cavali, &#8220;Vienna Woman Sentenced for Election Fraud Stemming from Vienna Municipal Election,&#8221; wtap.com, October 18, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_3', 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>Case Number: Not Found<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Ballot Petition before a Mayoral Election<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>2.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Elizabeth Durham<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_4');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_4', 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>Elizabeth Durham pleaded no contest on 11\/10\/2021 &#8220;to one charge of petit larceny and one charge of unlawful voter registration,&#8221; reduced from five felony counts as part of a plea agreement.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">My Buckhannon, &#8220;Kanawha County Woman Sentenced in Voter Registration Fraud Case,&#8221; mybuckhannon.com, November 19, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Durham was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment, suspended for six months of probation.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">My Buckhannon, &#8220;Kanawha County Woman Sentenced in Voter Registration Fraud Case,&#8221; mybuckhannon.com, November 19, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_6', 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;According to Secretary of State Mac Warner, election officials flagged a suspicious online voter registration change of address request made for an individual that died in 2020. The Kanawha County Clerk initially declined the registration pending further investigation \u2026 [Elizabeth] Durham was [subsequently] charged with five felonies including one count of computer fraud in the attempt to unlawfully register to vote and four counts involving check fraud,\u2026 On November 10th [2021], Durham reached a plea agreement with the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney&#8217;s Office.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">My Buckhannon, &#8220;Kanawha County Woman Sentenced in Voter Registration Fraud Case,&#8221; mybuckhannon.com, November 19, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_7', 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>Case Number: Not Found<\/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> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Thomas Cooper<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_8');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_8', 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 Cooper &#8220;pleaded guilty in July 2020 to attempt to defraud the residents of West Virginia of a fair election and injury to the mail.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">MetroNews Staff, &#8220;Pendleton County Mail Carrier Sentenced in Election Fraud Case,&#8221; wvmetronews.com, June 21, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Cooper was sentenced on 6\/21\/2021 to &#8220;five years of probation, with the first six months home confinement.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office, Northern District of West Virginia, &#8220;Pendleton County Mail Carrier Sentenced for Attempted Election Fraud,&#8221; justice.gov, June 21, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_10', 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 West Virginia mail carrier is facing prison time after admitting he attempted election fraud by changing the party registrations of people who had requested absentee ballots for the state&#8217;s June primary,\u2026 Thomas Cooper, 47, of Dry Fork signed an agreement in which he pleaded guilty \u2026 The Clerk of Pendleton County discovered the eight 2020 primary election COVID-19 mail-in absentee requests appeared to have been altered using a black pen. Five of the requests had been altered so the voters&#8217; ballot choice was switched from Democrat to Republican.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[11]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">David Mack, &#8220;A Mail Carrier Took People\u2019s Absentee Ballot Requests and Switched Their Party to Republican,&#8221; buzzfeednews.com, July 9, 2020<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_11', 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>Case Number: 2:20-MJ-00018-MJA<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Cooper-Affidavit.pdf\">Affidavit<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Absentee Ballot Requests before the 2020 Primary Election<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> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Richard Fox<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[12]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_12');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_12', 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>Richard Fox pleaded guilty in May 2023 to voting twice in the 2020 presidential election. Fox was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $1,000.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[13]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">The Associated Press, &#8220;West Virginia Man to Pay $1,000 Fine for Casting Two Mail-In Ballots in 2020 Election,&#8221; wsaz.com, May 26, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_13', 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;Richard Fox was sentenced last week [in May 2023] in Fayette County Circuit Court for casting two mail-in ballots \u2013 one in West Virginia and one in Florida \u2013 during Nov. 3, 2020, election, according to a news release from Warner\u2019s office. The release did not include any information about who Fox voted for.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[14]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">The Associated Press, &#8220;West Virginia Man to Pay $1,000 Fine for Casting Two Mail-In Ballots in 2020 Election,&#8221; wsaz.com, May 26, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Case Number: Not Found<\/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>5.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jon Cooper<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_15');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_15');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[15]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_15\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_15');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_15', 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>Jon Cooper pleaded guilty to illegal voting in August 2023 in relation to offenses committed during the 2020 election cycle. Cooper was adjudicated guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $500.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_16');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_16');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[16]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_16\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Brad Johnson, &#8220;Randolph County Man Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud,&#8221; wvpublic.org, August 30, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_16', 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;Jon Cooper entered a guilty plea to voting twice in the 2020 general election, once in West Virginia and once in New Mexico. \u2026 Randolph County Circuit Court Judge David Wilmoth denied Cooper\u2019s request for deferred adjudication and ordered him to pay a $500 fine.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_17');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_17');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[17]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_17\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Brad Johnson, &#8220;Randolph County Man Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud,&#8221; wvpublic.org, August 30, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_17').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_17', 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>Case Number: Not Found<\/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>6.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jack Wilson Vaughan<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_18');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_18');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[18]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_18\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_18');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_18').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Jack Wilson Vaughan pleaded guilty on 8\/24\/2023 to one misdemeanor charge of illegal voting in relation to offenses committed during the 2020 presidential election. Vaughan was found guilty and fined $100 and court costs.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_19');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_19');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[19]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_19\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><em>State of West Virginia v. Jack Wilson Vaughan,<\/em> Case Number: 23-M-70, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WV-Vaughan-Sentencing.pdf\">Sentencing Order<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_19').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_19', 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;Jack Vaughan, a resident of Kanawha County [WV], has pleaded guilty to illegal voting in the 2020 General Election. In 2020, Vaughan voted in two states using absentee ballots \u2013 once in Florida and again in West Virginia.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_20');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_20');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[20]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_20\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">WV Press Release Sharing, &#8220;WV Secretary of State Warner Announces Conviction of Kanawha County Man for Illegal Voting in 2020 General Election,&#8221; wvpress.org, September 19, 2023<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_20', 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 West Virginia v. Jack Wilson Vaughan<\/em><br>Case Number: 23-M-70<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WV-Vaughan-Sentencing.pdf\">Sentencing Order<\/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>7.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2019<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Tess Alayna Bishop<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> No Party Affiliation<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_21');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_21');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_21\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[21]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_21\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Response from Senior Elections Specialist, West Virginia Secretary of State\u2019s Office, August 16, 2021. According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_21');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_21').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_21', 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>Tess Alayna Bishop pleaded guilty on 7\/8\/2020 to one misdemeanor<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_22');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_22');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_22\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[22]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_22\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Kelsie LeRose, &#8220;Utah Woman Enters Plea After Voting in Harpers Ferry Election,&#8221; journal-news.net, February 11, 2020<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_22').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_22', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> count of illegal voting in relation to an offense committed during the Harpers Ferry council election in 2019.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_23');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_23');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_23\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[23]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_23\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Matthew Umstead, &#8220;Mayor&#8217;s Daughter Guilty of Illegal Voting Harpers Ferry Election,&#8221; heraldmailmedia.com, July 12, 2020<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_23').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_23', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Bishop was sentenced &#8220;to complete 24 hours of community service by February 2021 in lieu of a three-day jail sentence that was imposed in the case.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_24');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_24');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_24\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[24]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_24\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Matthew Umstead, &#8220;Mayor&#8217;s Daughter Guilty of Illegal Voting Harpers Ferry Election,&#8221; heraldmailmedia.com, July 12, 2020<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_24').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_24', 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 woman living in Utah has entered a plea after officials say she voted in the highly contested 2019 Harpers Ferry election despite not being a resident,\u2026 Tess Alayna Bishop, the daughter of Harpers Ferry mayor Wayne Bishop,\u2026 while being a resident and being registered to vote in Utah &#8211; &#8216;did unlawfully and knowingly vote in the Harpers Ferry municipal election when not legally entitled to do so because she did not reside in the town and was not a bona fide resident of West Virginia.'&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_25');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_25');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_25\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[25]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_25\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Kelsie LeRose, &#8220;Utah Woman Enters Plea After Voting in Harpers Ferry Election,&#8221; journal-news.net, February 11, 2020<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_25').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_25', 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>Case Number: CC-19-2020-M-2<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Bishop-Plea.pdf\">Plea Offer Letter<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Council Election<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>No Party Affiliation<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> 2019<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Timothy Aaron Metz, also known as T. Aaron Metz, and Aaron Metz<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Ran as a Republican in the 2018 WV House of Delegates election.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_26');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_26');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_26\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[26]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_26\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Mongolia County Republican Executive Committee, &#8220;Republican Slate for Monongalia County,&#8221; moncountygop.com, accessed on May 18, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_26').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_26', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> No Party Affiliation listed on the WV voter rolls in November 2020<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_27');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_27');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_27\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[27]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_27\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Response from Senior Elections Specialist, West Virginia Secretary of State\u2019s Office, August 16, 2021. According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_27');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_27').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Timothy Aaron Metz pleaded guilty on 1\/21\/2021 to one felony count of falsely filing certification of nomination in relation to offenses committed during the Morgantown City Council election in 2019.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_28');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_28');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_28\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[28]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_28\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Staff Reports, WV News, &#8220;Secretary of State Warner Announces Conviction in Morgantown West Virginia City Council Election Fraud Case,&#8221; wvnews.com, January 21, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_28').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_28', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Metz was sentenced to a pretrial diversion program and placed on unsupervised probation for 24 months.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_29');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_29');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_29\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[29]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_29\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Staff Reports, WV News, &#8220;Secretary of State Warner Announces Conviction in Morgantown West Virginia City Council Election Fraud Case,&#8221; wvnews.com, January 21, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_29').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_29', 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;Timothy Aaron Metz was the subject of an investigation after Morgantown election officials alerted the Secretary of State\u2019s Office that Metz may have falsified his candidate certificate of announcement, which in Morgantown requires signatures of a certain number of City residents. The investigation found 21 signatures on Metz\u2019s nominating petitions were fraudulent, including the signature of one deceased person. \u2026 Metz withdrew from the Morgantown City election admitting that he &#8216;cut corners&#8217; in collecting the required signatures to get his name on the ballot.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_30');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_30');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_30\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[30]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_30\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Samantha Casano, &#8220;Warner Announces Conviction in Morgantown Election Fraud Case,&#8221; woay.com, January 21, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_30').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_30', 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>Case Number: Not Found<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>City Council<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Republican \/ No Party Affiliation<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016, possible<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_31');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_31');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_31\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[31]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_31\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Hartman had cast ballots nine times in both West Virginia and Maryland between 2006 and 2018. &#8211; Source: Secretary of State Mac Warner, &#8220;Maryland Resident Convicted of Illegal Voting in&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_31');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_31').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jeffrey Hartman<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Republican<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_32');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_32');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_32\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[32]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_32\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Email response from Official Election Team at the Carroll County Board of Elections, Maryland, on August 19, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_32').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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>Jeffrey Hartman pleaded guilty on 10\/23\/2018 to illegal voting in relation to offenses committed between 2006 and 2018.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_33');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_33');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_33\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[33]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_33\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Secretary of State Mac Warner, &#8220;Maryland Resident Convicted of Illegal Voting in Morgan County,&#8221; sos.wv.gov, October 26, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_33').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_33', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Hartman was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment, suspended for one year of probation, and $100 fine plus associated court costs.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_34');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_34');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_34\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[34]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_34\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Secretary of State Mac Warner, &#8220;Maryland Resident Convicted of Illegal Voting in Morgan County,&#8221; sos.wv.gov, October 26, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_34').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_34', 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;Jeffrey Hartman, 73, of Westminster, Maryland, plead guilty to illegal voting in the Morgan County Magistrate Court on Tuesday [10\/23\/2018]. The investigation, conducted by West Virginia Secretary of State Investigator Gary Harmison, revealed Hartman was registered to vote in both West Virginia and Maryland. Hartman had cast ballots nine times in both states since 2006.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_35');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_35');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_35\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[35]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_35\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Secretary of State Mac Warner, &#8220;Maryland Resident Convicted of Illegal Voting in Morgan County,&#8221; sos.wv.gov, October 26, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_35').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Case Number: Not Found<\/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>10.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Carson Lee Tuttle<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Republican<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_36');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_36');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_36\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[36]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_36\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Response from Senior Elections Specialist, West Virginia Secretary of State\u2019s Office, August 16, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_36').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_36', 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>Carson Lee Tuttle pleaded guilty on 9\/28\/2017 to one count of &#8220;illegal voting; deceiving voters&#8221; in relation to an offense committed on 11\/8\/2016.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_37');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_37');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_37\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[37]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_37\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Magistrate Court of Cabell County, West Virginia, <em>State of West Virginia v. Carson Lee Tuttle<\/em>, Case Number: 17-M06M-04916 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Tuttle.pdf\">Complaint and Judgement<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_37').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_37', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Tuttle was sentenced on the same day to a fine of $100 plus $160.25 in associated costs.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_38');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_38');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_38\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[38]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_38\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Magistrate Court of Cabell County, West Virginia, <em>State of West Virginia v. Carson Lee Tuttle<\/em>, Case Number: 17-M06M-04916 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Tuttle.pdf\">Complaint and Judgement<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_38').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_38', 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;Carson Lee Tuttle voted by absentee ballot in Cabell County, West Virginia, and in person in Franklin County, Ohio, in the 2016 general election. \u2026 Tuttle admitted to an investigator that he had voted twice and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor illegal voting charge.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_39');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_39');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_39\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[39]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_39\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Heritage Foundation, &#8220;Voter Fraud Report &#8211; Carson Lee Tuttle,&#8221; heritage.org, accessed on May 12, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_39').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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>State of West Virginia v. Carson Lee Tuttle<\/em><br>Case Number: 17-M06M-04916<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Tuttle.pdf\">Complaint and Judgement<\/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>11.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Samuel Quintin Firn [on <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-FIRN-COMPLAINT.pdf\">Complaint<\/a>] \/ Samuel Quentin Firn [on <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Firn-Criminal-Judgement-Order.pdf\">Judgement Order<\/a>]<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_40');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_40');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_40\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[40]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_40\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_40');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_40').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_40', 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>Samuel Firn pleaded guilty<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_41');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_41');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_41\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[41]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_41\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Magistrate Court of Marion County, West Virginia, &#8220;Case ID: 17-M24M-00778 (TR) &#8211; <em>State of West Virginia v. Samuel Quentin Firn<\/em>,&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Firn-Criminal-Judgement-Order.pdf\">Judgement Order<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_41').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_41', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> to one misdemeanor count of illegal voting &#8211; knowingly voting more than once in the 2016 primary election.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_42');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_42');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_42\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[42]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_42\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Magistrate Court of Marion County, West Virginia, &#8220;<em>State of West Virginia v. Firn, Samuel Quintin<\/em>,&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-FIRN-COMPLAINT.pdf\">Criminal Complaint<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_42').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_42', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Firn was sentenced on 8\/1\/2017 to a $100 fine plus $165.25 in associated fees.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_43');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_43');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_43\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[43]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_43\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Magistrate Court of Marion County, West Virginia, &#8220;Case ID: 17-M24M-00778 (TR) &#8211; <em>State of West Virginia v. Samuel Quentin Firn<\/em>,&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Firn-Criminal-Judgement-Order.pdf\">Judgement Order<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_43').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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;On or about 5\/10\/2016,\u2026 the defendant [Samuel Firn] did \u2026 knowingly vote more than once in the same election, to-wit: Primary Election of 2016. \u2026 The records indicate the Defendant voted at the Smithtown Building in Monongalia County at 1:17p.m., and later voted at the Eastdale Elementary in Marion County. The defendant admitted to double voting consistent with records.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_44');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_44');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_44\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[44]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_44\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Magistrate Court of Marion County, West Virginia, &#8220;<em>State of West Virginia v. Firn, Samuel Quintin<\/em>,&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-FIRN-COMPLAINT.pdf\">Criminal Complaint<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_44').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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>State of West Virginia v. Samuel Quintin Firn \/ Samuel Quentin Firn<\/em><br>Case Number: 17-M24M-00778 (TR)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-FIRN-COMPLAINT.pdf\">Criminal Complaint<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Firn-Criminal-Judgement-Order.pdf\">Judgement Order<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Primary<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal vote in a Primary, party unknown \/ No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Isac Dakuyo<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_45');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_45');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_45\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[45]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_45\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_45');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_45').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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>Isac Dakuyo was charged in March 2018 with one felony count of perjury after he &#8220;illegally registered and voted in the 2016 election.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_46');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_46');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_46\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[46]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_46\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Parkersburg News and Sentinel, &#8220;Man Charged for False Voter Registration,&#8221; newsandsentinel.com, March 10, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_46').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_46', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. Dakuyo pleaded no contest on 3\/21\/2019 to a reduced misdemeanor charge of false swearing and on 6\/17\/2019 was placed on one year of supervised probation as part of a deferred adjudication order.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_47');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_47');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_47\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[47]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_47\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West Virginia, &#8220;<em>State of West Virginia v. Isac Dakuyo<\/em>&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Dakuyo-Deferred-Adjudication-Order.pdf\">Deferred Adjudication Order<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_47').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_47', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> After successful completion of the probation, the case was dismissed.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_48');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_48');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_48\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[48]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_48\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West Virginia, &#8220;<em>State of West Virginia v. Isac Dakuyo<\/em>&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Dakuyo-Dismissal.pdf\">Order of Dismissal<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_48').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_48', 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 non-citizen from Burkina Faso living in Martinsburg through a green card program has been charged with providing false information on a voter registration application \u2026 State investigators were alerted by Berkeley County Clerk John Small, who said Isac Dakuyo illegally registered and voted in the 2016 election. &#8230; Providing false information in the registration process is perjury and a felony under state law punisable [sic] by 1-10 years in prison.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_49');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8635_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_49');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_49\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[49]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_1_49\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Parkersburg News and Sentinel, &#8220;Man Charged for False Voter Registration,&#8221; newsandsentinel.com, March 10, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_49').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8635_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>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>State of West Virginia v. Isac Dakuyo<\/em><br>Case Number: CC-02-2018-F-316<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Dakuyo-Complaint.pdf\">Complaint<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Dakuyo-Deferred-Adjudication-Order.pdf\">Deferred Adjudication Order<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Dakuyo-Dismissal.pdf\">Order of Dismissal<\/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><\/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>\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_8635_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8635_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8635_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_8635_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\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_1');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_12\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_12');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_15\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_15');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>15,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_18\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_18');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>18<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or Other. Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, \u201cWest Virginia Voter Registration Application,\u201d sos.wv.gov, accessed on May 12, 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_8635_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_2');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_3');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Samantha Cavali, &#8220;Vienna Woman Sentenced for Election Fraud Stemming from Vienna Municipal Election,&#8221; wtap.com, October 18, 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_8635_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_4');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_8');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_40\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_40');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>40,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_45\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_45');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>45<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or Other. Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, &#8220;West Virginia Voter Registration Application,&#8221; sos.wv.gov, accessed on May 12, 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_8635_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_5');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_6');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_7');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">My Buckhannon, &#8220;Kanawha County Woman Sentenced in Voter Registration Fraud Case,&#8221; mybuckhannon.com, November 19, 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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_9');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">MetroNews Staff, &#8220;Pendleton County Mail Carrier Sentenced in Election Fraud Case,&#8221; wvmetronews.com, June 21, 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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_10');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office, Northern District of West Virginia, &#8220;Pendleton County Mail Carrier Sentenced for Attempted Election Fraud,&#8221; justice.gov, June 21, 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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_11');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_11\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>11<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">David Mack, &#8220;A Mail Carrier Took People\u2019s Absentee Ballot Requests and Switched Their Party to Republican,&#8221; buzzfeednews.com, July 9, 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_8635_1_13\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_13');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>13,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_14\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_14');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>14<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">The Associated Press, &#8220;West Virginia Man to Pay $1,000 Fine for Casting Two Mail-In Ballots in 2020 Election,&#8221; wsaz.com, May 26, 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_8635_1_16\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_16');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>16,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_17\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_17');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>17<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Brad Johnson, &#8220;Randolph County Man Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud,&#8221; wvpublic.org, August 30, 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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_19');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_19\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>19<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><em>State of West Virginia v. Jack Wilson Vaughan,<\/em> Case Number: 23-M-70, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WV-Vaughan-Sentencing.pdf\">Sentencing Order<\/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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_20');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_20\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>20<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">WV Press Release Sharing, &#8220;WV Secretary of State Warner Announces Conviction of Kanawha County Man for Illegal Voting in 2020 General Election,&#8221; wvpress.org, September 19, 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_8635_1_21\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_21');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>21,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_27\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_27');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>27<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Response from Senior Elections Specialist, West Virginia Secretary of State\u2019s Office, August 16, 2021. According to West Virginia Voter Registration form, voters can provide party affiliation when they register to vote. The options are: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Mountain, No Party, or Other. Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, &#8220;West Virginia Voter Registration Application,&#8221; sos.wv.gov, accessed on May 12, 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_8635_1_22\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_22');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>22,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_25\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_25');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>25<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Kelsie LeRose, &#8220;Utah Woman Enters Plea After Voting in Harpers Ferry Election,&#8221; journal-news.net, February 11, 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_8635_1_23\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_23');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>23,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_24\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_24');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>24<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Matthew Umstead, &#8220;Mayor&#8217;s Daughter Guilty of Illegal Voting Harpers Ferry Election,&#8221; heraldmailmedia.com, July 12, 2020<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_26');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_26\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>26<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Mongolia County Republican Executive Committee, &#8220;Republican Slate for Monongalia County,&#8221; moncountygop.com, accessed on May 18, 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_8635_1_28\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_28');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>28,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_29\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_29');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>29<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Staff Reports, WV News, &#8220;Secretary of State Warner Announces Conviction in Morgantown West Virginia City Council Election Fraud Case,&#8221; wvnews.com, January 21, 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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_30');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_30\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>30<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Samantha Casano, &#8220;Warner Announces Conviction in Morgantown Election Fraud Case,&#8221; woay.com, January 21, 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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_31');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_31\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>31<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Hartman had cast ballots nine times in both West Virginia and Maryland between 2006 and 2018. &#8211; Source: Secretary of State Mac Warner, &#8220;Maryland Resident Convicted of Illegal Voting in Morgan County,&#8221; sos.wv.gov, October 26, 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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_32');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_32\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>32<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Email response from Official Election Team at the Carroll County Board of Elections, Maryland, on August 19, 2021<\/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_8635_1_33\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_33');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>33,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_34\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_34');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>34,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_35\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_35');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>35<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Secretary of State Mac Warner, &#8220;Maryland Resident Convicted of Illegal Voting in Morgan County,&#8221; sos.wv.gov, October 26, 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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_36');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_36\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>36<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Response from Senior Elections Specialist, West Virginia Secretary of State\u2019s Office, August 16, 2021<\/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_8635_1_37\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_37');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>37,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_38\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_38');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>38<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Magistrate Court of Cabell County, West Virginia, <em>State of West Virginia v. Carson Lee Tuttle<\/em>, Case Number: 17-M06M-04916 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Tuttle.pdf\">Complaint and Judgement<\/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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_39');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_39\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>39<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Heritage Foundation, &#8220;Voter Fraud Report &#8211; Carson Lee Tuttle,&#8221; heritage.org, accessed on May 12, 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_8635_1_41\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_41');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>41,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_43\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_43');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>43<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Magistrate Court of Marion County, West Virginia, &#8220;Case ID: 17-M24M-00778 (TR) &#8211; <em>State of West Virginia v. Samuel Quentin Firn<\/em>,&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-Firn-Criminal-Judgement-Order.pdf\">Judgement Order<\/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_8635_1_42\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_42');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>42,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_44\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_44');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>44<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Magistrate Court of Marion County, West Virginia, &#8220;<em>State of West Virginia v. Firn, Samuel Quintin<\/em>,&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/WV\/WV-FIRN-COMPLAINT.pdf\">Criminal Complaint<\/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_8635_1_46\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_46');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>46,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_49\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_49');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>49<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Parkersburg News and Sentinel, &#8220;Man Charged for False Voter Registration,&#8221; newsandsentinel.com, March 10, 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_8635_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8635_1_47');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8635_1_47\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>47<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West Virginia, &#8220;<em>State of West Virginia v. 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