Prosecutors lose appeal in case of Michigan election worker who downloaded names

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors lost a final appeal Friday in the case of a Michigan election worker who put a USB flash drive into an electronic poll book and downloaded the names of voters in 2022.

The Michigan Supreme Court declined to take an appeal. The decision means a state appeals court ruling will stand and the case against James Holkeboer will be dismissed.

Holkeboer was charged with election fraud in Kent County. The appeals court, however, said his conduct was improper but not a crime.

“The prosecution had to demonstrate that Holkeboer fraudulently removed or secreted the election list of voters such that the information was no longer available or altered,” the appeals court said in April.



https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2024-10-26/prosecutors-lose-appeal-in-case-of-michigan-election-worker-who-downloaded-names