US: Investigating 2,500 suspected fraudulent voter registrations in Pennsylvania

(Dan Tri) - Lancaster County officials in Pennsylvania (USA) are investigating about 2,500 voter registration applications, after election workers noticed signs that they could be fraudulent.

A voter casts a ballot by mail in Pennsylvania on October 15 (Photo: Getty).

The applications under investigation were sent in two batches just before Pennsylvania’s voter registration deadline on October 21. Election officials contacted the district attorney’s office after noticing some suspicious applications. The applications had similar handwriting, voter signatures did not match those on file, and personal identification information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers, was incorrect, District Attorney Heather Adams said at a press conference on October 25. Investigators spoke with voters listed on the applications in question, but they confirmed they had no involvement in submitting them, Adams said. Adams did not specify how many applications her office reviewed, but said 60 percent of them were fraudulent. She also confirmed that some of the applications were valid and would be processed. The official added that the fraud in this election is likely related to a large-scale campaign group. The announcement came as voting began in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state for both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in the November 5 presidential election. Lancaster County voted for Trump by nearly 16 points in the 2020 presidential election.

Kim Tien

According to the Guardian

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