DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – State officials have referred to Iowa prosecutors the names of nine people suspected of voting twice in the November election last year. The Iowa secretary of state’s office said in a news release today (Friday) that the nine are suspected of voting in Iowa after casting ballots in other states. There were 27 suspected instances of people voting first in Iowa and then other states during the same election. The information was discovered through Iowa’s partnership with several states in the Electronic Registration Information Center. The states share data to improve the accuracy of voter rolls and enhance voter confidence.

The Secretary of State’s Office says four of the alleged instances of double voting where the second vote was cast in Iowa, are believed to have taken place in Polk County. There is one suspected incident each in Johnson, Mitchell, Sioux, Story and Warren counties. The 27 other instances of suspected double voting have been shared with the respective states’ commissioner/board of elections.