Public officials in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on Friday announced the discovery of a batch containing approximately 2,500 voter registration applications that includes as many as 1,500 forms submitted with false information or without the consent of the applicant.
Ray D’Agostino, the Vice-Chairman of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners and Chairman of Lancaster County Board of Elections, said election workers discovered discrepancies including identical handwriting, signatures that do not match those on file with the county, duplicate registrations, false addresses, or fake driver’s license and social security numbers.
The investigation remains ongoing, and Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams confirmed every available detective is working to process the remaining ballots from the batch of 2,500 voter registration applications, and reported detectives have already discovered evidence of criminal offenses.
Adams additionally revealed some of the applications are dated from June, though the majority are dated on or after August 15, despite the batch of voter registration applications only being delivered to the county shortly before the deadline.
The district attorney added that 60 percent of the 2,500 ballots have been fraudulent upon examination by election workers, and that even applications containing correct information were later determined to be submitted without a request from the prospective voter.
Pennsylvania has uncovered as massive voter fraud racket in multiple counties
2500 suspect registrations by a paid canvassing operation
This just is the ones they know about
Unsecured elections will destroy a nation
Maybe let’s stop mining for votes
— Phil Holloway ✈️ (@PhilHollowayEsq) October 25, 2024
In some of the cases, Adams said that despite some applications containing a correct address, phone number, date of birth, social security number, and driver’s license number, “the individuals listed on the applications informed detectives that they did not request the form, they did not complete the form, and verified the signature on the form as not theirs.”
Without naming an organization, Adams said the fraudulent voter registration applications are likely tied to a “large scale canvassing operation” that began operating throughout Pennsylvania in June, revealing there are similar reports in two other counties, before urging the public to come forward with concerns.
“If you have reason to believe that your personal information was used on a voter registration application without your consent, or if you were approached by someone and asked to register under suspicious circumstances, we do want to hear from you,” said Adams.
At least one Republican organization, Early Vote Action, has already stated it could not be responsible.
Scott Presler, who founded the organization, said in a statement that it submits applications as it receives them, and would have submitted a voter’s application immediately after it was completed as a standard practice.
Statement On Lancaster:
It’s been brought to my attention that Lancaster County has uncovered a voter registration fraud operation.
According to the report, the majority of those 2,500 voter registration applications were turned in at or near the deadline & are dated August…
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) October 25, 2024
Presler additionally revealed that the most forms Early Vote Action submitted in one batch happened in Luzerne County, before the Republican Party gained a lead in the number of registered voters living in the county.
“We look forward to hearing the results of this investigation [and] who is responsible,” said Presler. “Personally, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a democrat organization.”
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Pennsylvania Daily Star and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
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