Portland resident Jessica Walker admitted to submitting the ballot of her deceased mother in July 2022
Ken Vance, editor
Clark County Today
The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has entered into a plea agreement with a Portland woman who submitted the ballot of her deceased mother in July 2022 to the Clark County Elections Department.
The plea agreement was entered in a hearing Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court before Judge Jennifer Snider. Portland resident Jessica Walker received 30 days service on a work crew after admitting to forging her mother Sandra Walker’s name and submitting the ballot to be counted on July 26, 2022. Sandra Walker, a Clark County resident, died on June 26, 2022. Jessica Walker made a tearful apology at Wednesday’s hearing, according to witnesses.
The Walker case was investigated by CCSO Deputy Jonathan Feller.
“Upon review of the information provided to me by the Clark County Elections Office and the interview with Jessica, probable cause does exist for the crimes of RCW 29A.84.650, Repeat Voting (1 count); RCW 29A.84.680(1), Unlawfully casting a ballot; and RCW 9A.60.020(1), Forgery committed by Jessica M Walker,’’ Feller wrote in his report, which was dated Sept. 28, 2022.
Feller also stated in his report that, “Jessica stated she was ‘sorry’ and said the aftereffects of losing her mother caused her to complete and send in the ballot. Jessica said she was, and still is, upset from her mother’ s passing and she has experienced frustration and a high level of emotions, as part of dealing with taking care of Sandra’s estate. Jessica did not have a specific rationale for submitting the ballot.’’
Rick Vermeers is a Clark County resident and a certified election observer. He followed the Walker case closely.
“I have researched 34 cases of suspected voter fraud going back as far as 1999,’’ Vermeers shared with Clark County Today. “These are cases which the auditor referred to the sheriff for investigation. My sources were Public Document Requests (PDRs) submitted to the auditor, the sheriff and the prosecuting attorney. Of these 34 (cases), this is the first felony case to reach Superior Court. Some cases were determined to be unfounded by the sheriff, some cases were misplaced and never processed, for some the PA declined to prosecute, some were handled through diversion, some were dismissed outright by the prosecutor, and finally this one was resolved through a plea recommendation.
“The result is that there is little to no deterrent for voter fraud in Clark County,’’ Vermeers concluded Vermeers. “The prosecuting attorney’s failure to actually prosecute voter fraud over the last 24 years is quite another issue.’’
Vermeers made a request to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Megan Finch that he be allowed to read a victim’s statement at Wednesday’s hearing. Vermeers stated that Finch never forwarded that request to Judge Snider. Ultimately, he was not allowed the opportunity to make a statement.
Vermeers had prepared the following statement:
“As a voter in Clark County and as an certified elections observer, I am a potential victim of this crime. By illegally submitting a ballot in Clark County, Jessica Walker attempted to cancel someone’s vote and potentially my vote on multiple issues. Given the maximum penalty for this crime, 5 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine, this plea deal is a mere slap on the hand. I urge the court to reject this deal in favor of a more harsh penalty which will deter others from attempting the crime of voter fraud, which goes largely unpunished in Clark County.’’
Recently, Vermeers was critical of the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for electing not to file criminal charges in the case of Alexandra Batman, an area resident who admitted to multiple instances of illegal voting. An investigation by the CCSO Batman’s voting history revealed that she, a non-U.S. citizen, had registered to vote in Clark County in May 2000. The investigation was conducted by Det. Adam Beck and completed on Feb. 19, 2020. It revealed that over the years, Batman participated in 29 elections, including five instances since November 2015, despite not meeting the legal citizenship requirements for voting in U.S. elections. This case, highlighting a significant breach of election law, constituted a violation of RCW 29A.84.660, which deals with Unqualified Persons Voting, a Class C Felony in Washington state. Each unauthorized vote by Batman represented a distinct felony offense under this statute.
The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is pursuing two felony charges against Clark County resident and former legislative candidate John Ley. Ley was charged with allegedly registering to vote and as a candidate in an incorrect voter district. Ley was a Republican candidate for Washington state’s 18th Legislative District state representative Position No. 2 in 2022. Prosecuting Attorney Tony Golik is a Democrat.
At the time of this report, Golik had not responded to a request for comment. This story will be updated if he responds.
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ahhhh, yes…. feller…. the deputy who shoots first and then determines who he’s shooting at. This is the deputy who shot and killed the innocent homeowner who happened to be a policeman… all within seconds of arriving in his cruiser and jumping out “rambo style” with his rifle. Such an outstanding role model… said no one.
The above is also the case where tony golik, Clark Co. Prosecuting Attorney, chose to not press any charges against feller. None whatsoever.
Just remember this, come election time, when the Clark Co. Pros. Atty. position appears on the ballot.
So much more to reveal when Auditor/Elections Dept. continues to stonewall a full forensic election audit. Tip of the iceberg! 100% Vote by mail is by definition a “broken chain of custody”.
And please tell me again why it was that the non-citizen, recently in the news for illegally voting for multiple years, was not prosecuted? Oh, yes, that’s right… because tony golik, prosecuting attorney, didn’t want to talk about it.
Yet, this woman from Portland, who reportedly cast only one illegal vote, is prosecuted. What gives? Is it the color of her skin, or nationality, or place of residence, or what? It sure as heck isn’t the “blind scales of justice” at work here, that’s for sure!
Once again, tony golik, Clark Co. Pros. Atty., is a key player as well as a cop-killing CCSO deputy (feller) who golik chose to not prosecute.
And Greg Kimsey, Clark Co. Auditor in charge of all election matters, says to the effect that all is fine with elections, nothing to see, just move along, and there is no need for the Restore Election Confidence Initiative.
This whole thing stinks to high heavens! golik and kimsey and feller all need to find “new opportunities” elsewhere.
you keep forgetting, if it is “voting” for democrats, then NO crime, NO foul. It is a two tiered system: democrats use the tried and true soviet method: the ends justify the means. republistoopids just write a stern letter and go suck their thumbs in their safe space. Please note the “results” of the Battle Ground school ripoff, oops, levy. If you don’t see ballot stuffing and fraud, then you are a democrat.
I am a 70 year old voter for the second time. I was shocked when I heard that Biden one the last election. I’m voting again for the second time in my life, yep it’s Trump and I am proud of him.
Your point is well taken.
But of course Biden did not win.
It was not even close as the fraudsters had to pull out all the stops to steal it.
You should be ashamed! Whether dems or reps, if you can’t uphold a certain standard of right/wrong, continue criminal behavior, hates/speaks in a manner that shows what he is made of every day, held an office that he held because of the hatred of others that don’t look like “you”, says you can grab women—-, insights violence to destroy democracy, a display so disgusting, filled w/ hatred & violence, says any criminal behavior is under immunity, shamed our country before the whole world and on & on. Then I know all I need to know about you. Are you so stupid that you don’t care to admit that no matter what side of the aisle they are on, none of those elected in the last 20 to 25 years have served in a manner that benefits this nation of diverse peoples. Usually, wisdom comes with age, but your stupidity is beyond the pale. And every time I look around, it is the same hate-filled, bitter troglodytes 90+% of the time. Would rather do the wrong thing to destroy a nation. You’ve been given 70 bitter years of life and this is your train of thought! Pathetic! How do you like TRUTH!
WOW. I see you fall into your own personal category of the “90% Troglodytes, bitter and hate-filled”. When and who someone chooses to vote for is their right. Your interpretation of a candidate or political group is just that, yours and it doesn’t give you the right to belittle or be demeaning because it doesn’t fall into your point of view. I strongly recommend that you maybe step outside of your box and look at both sides to aid in making an informed decision.
TRUTH – With age comes wisdom, History repeats itself, and our voting system is flawed.
Thank you for clutching your pearls and crying. I am now convinced to vote for Trump 100%. I’ve never donated ever to a campaign in my life. I will today for Trump. Thank you for convincing me that he’s the best person for the job. Take your meds and go back to bed.
Goodness. You publicly put this out there? Very mean spirited comments. You don’t see folks on ‘this side’ of the aisle talking like that…
The vastly broader problem is ‘Voting System Fraud’. Not ‘Voter fraud’ as the poll is titled.
On this broader problem, the current American voting system was designed from day one to commit fraud on the people. Start to finish as it was always known to be unmanageable relative to fraud containment. For example:
1. Original ballot sending process ripe with places for error and delay–as compared to 100% control the voter has by casting a vote at a polling place or the properly controlled absentee ballot process.
2. Voter rolls have been purposefully LOADED with dead people, duplicates, and other illegitimate voters. This enables various operatives and opportunist get these ballots for processing. Mass registration techniques, such an automatically registering to vote when getting a driver’s license, drives more opportunity for the corrupt operators to manipulate these ballots and steal elections.
3. Ballots can easily be forged as the signature verification process is loose, or non-existent, and the follow-up not good to create any serious deterrent to fraud.
4. Many people let others fill in their ballot–or are coerced, and then the right person signs. This can’t happen with in-person private voting.
5. The ballot collection process is ripe for ‘things getting lost’ in the mail. Or many ballots miraculously found late in the game.
6. Procedures to process the ballots at the election office are naturally tighter as Election Observers can watch this process. But this was always a superficial ceremony as shown by establishment efforts to stop observers that ask too many questions.
7. Voting over a three week period creates many undesirable forces on overall voting behavior and opportunities for the incumbent and big-money politicians to manipulate results in the final days. Corrupt or unfair options that would not exist with voting on Election Day.
8. The computers controlling the counting process are built by establishment collaborators and can absolutely can be corrupted–especially based on the chaos that occurs leading to final ‘counting’.
Clark County establishment, led by the Auditor, wilfully participate in this stripping of discipline and control from the voting process.
You are not worth the time but fake electors & voter fraud has been proven but it wasn’t by the people that they said would be committing fraud. Again, how does TRUTH taste to you?
Wow! Considering all the “downvotes”, the posters are right over the target. The easily offended, hypersensitive, reality challenged, common-sense impaired have arisen from their logic free zones to be so grievously offended. 😉