Former township clerk and lawyer in Michigan face charges over voter data breach

A former township clerk and her attorney will face charges in Michigan over allegations of a voter data breach related to the 2020 election, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Wednesday.

Former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott and her private attorney, Stefanie Lambert, allowed "an unauthorized computer examiner access to voter data, including non-public voter information, concerning the 2020 General Election," Nessel's office alleged in a news release.

Scott faces six charges — five felonies and a misdemeanor — including concealing or withholding a voting machine and using a computer to commit a crime. Lambert faces three felony charges, including using a computer to commit a crime. It is unclear how they pleaded.

Scott, 52, and Lambert, 42, have touted conspiracy theories about the results of the 2020 presidential election in Michigan.

"Ensuring election security and integrity stands as the cornerstone of our democracy,” Nessel said in the statement.

“When elected officials and their proxies use their positions to promote baseless conspiracies, show blatant disregard for voter privacy, and break the law in the process, it undermines the very essence of the democratic process," she continued. "Those who engage in such reckless conduct must be held accountable for their actions.”

Lambert’s attorney, Daniel Hartman, said in a statement to The Associated Press that she did not violate the law and that she “remains steadfast in her efforts to bring transparency to the people’s election data, processes and procedures.” Lambert did not immediately respond to NBC News' request for comment.

Lambert is accused of illegally transmitting data from the township's "Electronic Poll Book concerning the 2020 General