Woodbury County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor has been identified as an “unindicted co-conspirator” in a voter fraud case against his wife, Kim Taylor. Documents allege that Taylor offered votes in exchange for campaign donations. The trial is set for November 13th. Kim Taylor faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each count. Ariel Pokett reported
A recent court filing has implicated Woodbury County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor as an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the voter fraud case against his wife, Kim Taylor. The alleged fraud took place while Jeremy Taylor was a candidate for U.S. representative of Iowa’s 4th District and during the 2020 general election when he successfully ran for Supervisor of the 5th District. The Department of Justice has stated that evidence of Jeremy Taylor’s prior statements has been introduced in Kim Taylor’s case, and several individuals, such as Rocky DeWitt and Chad Sheehan, are expected to testify against her.
According to the trial brief in Kim Taylor’s case, it is alleged that Jeremy Taylor claimed to have a significant number of votes from the Vietnamese community in Sioux City. He, his wife, and another individual were purportedly helping the community complete their ballots. The documents also allege that Jeremy Taylor promised Sheehan between 500 and 700 votes for the position of sheriff if he made a donation to Jeremy Taylor’s campaigns.
It is further stated that DeWitt will testify that Jeremy Taylor claimed to have influence over 700 Vietnamese voters. Additionally, court records indicate that voter witnesses will testify that Jeremy and Kim Taylor not only assisted them in filling out voting documents but also completed and collected the documents for them. There were alleged sightings of Jeremy and Kim Taylor dropping off voting material at the ballot dropbox.
Kim Taylor has been charged with multiple counts of providing false information in registering and voting, fraudulent registration, and fraudulent voting. The allegations initially arose during the November 2020 general election after two absentee ballots without proper signatures or completion were submitted. According to previous releases, Kim Taylor is accused of submitting false information through voter registrations, absentee ballot request forms, and absentee ballots.
Kim Taylor was arrested on January 12, and the trial date was initially set for March but was later continued and is now scheduled for Monday, November 13. If convicted, Kim Taylor could face a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each count..