Hawkeye Reporter

Nearly 20 people have been found guilty of election or voter fraud in Iowa since the year 2000, according to a Heritage Foundation database that details such cases nationwide.

The locations where voter fraud was committed in the state included Black Hawk and Woodbury counties, the database shows.

The types of voter fraud identified in the database include ineligible voting, duplicate voting, absentee ballot fraud, the purchasing of votes, impersonation fraud while voting, ballot petition illegalities, altering vote counts and fraudulent registrations.

Nationwide, the analysis uncovered 1,217 instances of voter fraud, including more than 1,000 criminal convictions and 48 civil penalties.

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Proven Instances of Iowa Voter Fraud Since 2000

Name	Type of Case	Type of Fraud
Terri Lynn Rote	Criminal conviction	Fraudulent use of absentee ballots, duplicate voting
Erin Leeper	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting
Glen Tank	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting
Mayra Alejandra Lopez Morales	Diversion program	Ineligible voting
Brian Lee Bird	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting
Anthony Greer	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting
Abel Hernandez-Labra	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting
Beth Ann Gallagher	Criminal conviction	Fraudulent use of absentee ballots
Nickie Dean Perkins	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting
Tehvedin Murgic	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting
Mark Evangelous	Diversion program	Fraudulent use of absentee ballots
Terry Hambrick	Criminal conviction	False registrations
Jason Rawlin	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting
Martia Yvonne Phillips	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting
Michael Loudermilk	Criminal conviction	False registrations
Floyd Willie Boldon	Criminal conviction	False registrations
Patrick Lyons	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting
Christopher Mettin	Criminal conviction	Ineligible voting

Source: Heritage Foundation