MI: Court of Appeals dismisses election fraud charges against Kent Co. man

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Court of Appeals (COA) dismissed charges against a Kent County man who was accused of election fraud.

James Holkeboer worked as an election inspector in Gaines Township during the 2022 primary election. A lower court said he violated state law by plugging a personal flash drive into an election laptop with the alleged intent of downloading voter rolls.

Holkeboer was charged with election fraud, prompting an audit within the precinct. The outcome of the election was not impacted, according to the Kent County clerk.

The COA disagreed with the charges, saying the law does not forbid the copying of a voter list if election or document integrity was not impacted.




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