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IA AG’s Office is handling alleged illegal voting case involving a Palo Alto County man

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November 13th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

EMMETSBURG, Iowa — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says her office is handling a case against a northwest Iowa man accused of illegally voting in 2021. According to the AG’s office, 35-year-old Irving Omar Ahumada Geronimo registered to vote, then voted in a city council and school board election in Palo Alto County. At the time, Geronimo was legally living in the U.S., but was not a U.S. citizen.

Geronimo is charged with two counts of election misconduct.