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Voter fraud suspect arrested in Des Moines
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in The Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll among likely voters in Iowa. The Register
A Des Moines woman has been arrested on suspicion of voting twice this month in the general election, police and court records show.
Rote, a registered Republican, reportedly cast an early voting ballot at the Polk County Election Office, 120 Second Ave., and another ballot at a county satellite voting location in Des Moines, according to a Des Moines police report.
Even though this women wanted to unlawfully vote for Trump more than once, I think it's safe to say she wouldn't qualify to be molested by Trump
Thankfully, most Trump supporters would not qualify to be molested by Trump
Bu none the less they seem to vote for the morally indigent
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Terri Lynn Rote, 55, was booked into the Polk County Jail about 3:40 p.m. Thursday on a first-degree election misconduct charge, which is a Class D felony.
Rote, a registered Republican, reportedly cast an early voting ballot at the Polk County Election Office, 120 Second Ave., and another ballot at a county satellite voting location in Des Moines, according to a Des Moines police report.
It's the first time in 12 years that Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald can remember ever having to report potential voter fraud, he said Thursday morning.
The other two suspects are accused of casting mail-in ballots and also voting in person, according to police reports. As of Friday morning, neither of those suspects had been arrested.
The case is under investigation by Des Moines police.
"I think it shows that our voting system works in Iowa, that we're able to catch it," Fitzgerald said.
"Tensions are running high on both sides" as Election Day approaches, the county auditor said, but the cases of double voting could also have been simple mistakes. "That's not for me to decide," he said.
Rote was held in jail on a $5,000 bond, but she had been released as of Friday afternoon. Her next court appearance was scheduled for Nov. 7, court records show.
Early voting in Polk County started Sept. 29. Election Day is Nov. 8. |
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