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Election workers initially noticed the irregularities before the applications had been processed and notified the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office, as Daily Voice previously reported.
Detectives quickly noticed "fraud indicators" such as "incorrect and non-existent addresses, false personal identification information, as well as false names and incorrect social security information," as stated in the updated release issued by the DA's Office on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Some applications had correct voter identification information, but the application was ultimately determined to be forged.
Over the weekend, hundreds of fraudulent voter applications were found and hundreds more were unable to be verified by Detectives.
Part of that process was determining that "none of the identification information provided on the application was able to be located in any police or public source databases," as stated in the release.
Lancaster County Detectives are continuing to review suspected fraudulent applications.
“This office remains committed to using all resources to investigate these acts and will file all applicable charges should we find the necessary evidence to do so.” District Attorney Adams said. “We are actively investigating who is responsible for this, and any speculation at this point is premature.”
The DA’s office thinks these fraudulent voter registrations are from a large-scale canvassing operations for voter registrations dating back to June.
Anyone with information about the voter registration canvassing activities that led to the fraudulent applications is asked to call the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office at 717-299-8100 or leave a tip online by clicking here.
Voters concerned about their registration should check their voter registration accuracy at by clicking here.
Voters who still have questions about their voter registration application after visiting the Department of State’s website, should contact the Board of Elections office at 717-288-8293.
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