AG Nessel announces 7 people charged with felony election law violations

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“One person, one vote - it’s a simple but highly important American value.”

By WILX News 10 and Krystle Holleman
Published: Oct. 4, 2024 at 9:21 AM EDT

DETROIT (WILX) - Friday morning, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel held a press conference to announce felony election law violations.

According to Nessel, in the August 2024 Michigan Primary Election, four residents of St. Clair Shores voted twice. Those four, along with three municipal election employees are being criminally charged for crimes related to double voting.

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Frank Prezzato, 68, Stacy Kramer, 56, Douglas Kempkins, Jr., 44, and Geneva O’Day, 62, all of St. Clair Shores, each face one count of Voting Absentee and In-Person, a maximum penalty 5-year felony, and one count of Offering to Vote More than Once, a maximum penalty 4-year felony. Assistant Clerks Patricia Guciardo, 73, and Emily McClintock, 42, are each charged with one count of Falsifying Election Returns or Records, a maximum penalty 5-year felony, one count of Voting Absentee and in Person, and one count of Offering to Vote more than Once. Assistant Clerk Molly Brasure, 31, faces two counts of Falsifying Election Returns or Records and two counts each of Voting Absentee and in Person, and Offering to Vote more than Once.

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Nessel said the three election workers violated the law by ignoring systemic warnings and knowingly and willfully allowed double voting to occur. She noted the municipal employees being charged are not volunteer workers, but municipal employees trained in election law and procedure with delegated authority by the elected municipal clerk.

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[brewens]

1. Did they say if they were republicans? I didn't see that. I would assume they were. n/t

[usaf-vet]

3. I have the same question. My guess would be at least the paid election official are (R). Just a guess.

[MichMan]

4. The political affiliations that have been identified so far are Democrats.

Two of the charged clerks are Democrats, Nessel said. She doesn't know the political affiliations for the third election worker or the four voters.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nessel-brings-charges-against-st-clair-shores-voters-election-workers-accused-of-fraud/ar-AA1rIcaw#:~:text=Assistant%20clerks%20Patricia%20Guciardo,%2073,%20and%20Emily%20McClintock,%2042,%20are

[jimfields33]

5. Nope. Two are democratic voters. Unsure of third so far.

[MichMan]

6. Government employees, not voters

See post above

[jimfields33]

7. I read number 4 to get the info.

I don’t think government employees are classified as political parties.

[MichMan]

8. Yes, I posted it

The political affiliations of the government clerks is that two were Democrats and the third isn't known at this time. There is no information on the affiliation of the four voters.

The clerks did not vote twice, they allowed the 4 voters to vote twice

[jimfields33]

9. Ok. Thanks. I'm impressed with number4!!!!!

[MichMan]

2. Willful malfeasance or total incompetence ?

Hope they all get the full 5 years

According to Nessel, the four individuals appeared in person at their respective polling locations in St. Clair Shores, requesting ballots to vote in the August Primary Election. Her office alleges that upon arrival, they were informed by their local poll volunteers that they had previously completed and returned their absentee ballots, and yet, due to the failure of the city employees, were still allowed to vote in person that day.

In each instance, across three separate precincts, the volunteer election workers on-site saw the warnings on the electronic record of voter information assessed by poll workers at election sites that indicated the voter had already voted by absentee ballot, and that their ballot had been received and approved for tabulation by the local clerk.

“The absentee ballots were being contemporaneously counted already by designees of the city clerk at a separate location, demonstrating the proper functioning of checks and balances in our election system,” Nessel said. “However, despite clear and very obvious warnings, the election workers on site contacted a designated municipal call-in center seeking direction from the assisting clerks and were instructed to issue the would-be voters a second ballot and override and ignore the very clear warning displayed.”