Michigan Elections Worker Charged With Two Felonies

Reuters reports:

An election worker in a western Michigan town has been charged with two felonies after allegedly inserting a flash drive into a computer containing confidential voter registration data during an election in August, local officials said on Wednesday.

At the Aug. 2 primary, an election worker was seen inserting a USB drive into the computer used to administer the election at a precinct in Gaines Township in Kent County, according to a statement by county clerk Lisa Posthumus Lyons.

Chris Becker, the county’s prosecuting attorney, said he had charged the election worker, James Donald Holkeboer, with falsifying election records and using a computer to commit a crime. If convicted, he could face up to nine years in prison.

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Michigan election worker charged with tampering with voting equipment https://t.co/xbU6hyRj3B pic.twitter.com/Knb55syOV6

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 29, 2022

My statement regarding illegal election activity in August Primary Election.

“Let me be very clear: voter fraud & illegal election activity in Kent County will not be tolerated…we will take aggressive action to protect our elections and hold those responsible accountable.” pic.twitter.com/jGAuILz2tE

— Lisa Posthumus Lyons, Kent County Clerk/Register (@KentCountyClerk) September 28, 2022