Pennsylvania County Finds 2,500 Suspected Fraudulent Voter Registrations

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, recently reported encountering about 2,500 suspected fraudulent voter registrations, with officials linking the irregularities to paid canvassing efforts by one or two organizations. 

The Details: The potentially fraudulent registrations included incorrect addresses, false identification information, and mismatched social security numbers. These applications were reportedly dropped off at the county elections office shortly before the October 21 voter registration deadline.

For Context: Voting regulations and voter fraud have been an area of contention across the U.S., particularly since the 2020 elections – though there is no evidence there was a decisive amount of fraud then. In August, Ohio found 597 noncitizens who voted or registered to vote, and last month it indicted six green card holders for voting illegally. Also last week, officials in Colorado said they intercepted at least 12 fraudulent ballots.

How The Media Covered It: NPR (Lean Left bias) included context that last week in Bucks County, PA officials discovered a fake video circulating online a fake video that users thought showed county election workers destroying ballots. U.S. officials have since blamed Russia for creating the video. The New York Post (Lean Right bias) included a quote from Lancaster County Commissioner Ray D’Agostino who said “It doesn’t seem that it’s any one party” that is perpetrating the fraud.