An Iowa jury found the wife of a county supervisor guilty of 52 voter fraud charges on Tuesday.
Kim Phuong Taylor, 49, of Sioux City, who is the wife of Woodbury County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor, was found guilty of attempting to “generate voters” to help her husband win the primary for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District and later the supervisor position in the general election in 2020.
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Jeremy Taylor went on to lose the primary for U.S. representative after receiving 8% of the vote, but prosecutors argued Kim Taylor broke the law again in helping her husband to seek reelection as a supervisor later that November, which he did win.
Kim Taylor was arrested in January and charged with submitting false information on voter registration forms, absentee ballot requests, and absentee ballots, and causing other people to do so. Prosecutors said Taylor signed documents for voters without their permission and told others that they could sign for people, as well, during the 2020 primary and general elections.
“The right to vote is one of our most important constitutional rights. Ms. Taylor deprived citizens of their right to vote in order to benefit her husband’s campaign,” U.S. Attorney Timothy Duax said in a statement to local outlet KCAU. “Today, another group of citizens, fulfilling their civic duty as jurors, held her accountable for her actions. The guilty verdict is an example of how the justice system works to protect the voting rights of citizens, and ensure fair and honest elections.”
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Taylor was found guilty on 26 charges of false information in registering and voting, 23 charges of fraudulent voting, and three charges of fraudulent registration. She now faces up to 260 years in prison because it is a maximum of five years for each count. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.
“While this was certainly not the outcome we were hoping for, we respect our court system that allowed the jury to hear my wife’s side of the story,” Jeremy Taylor said in a statement to KCAU. “We are thankful for our friends, family, and community who know us best and have stood by our side.”
