York County, Pennsylvania, officials are investigating voter registration and mail-in ballot applications at the county election office, a matter recently brought to attention by former President Donald Trump.
The former president wrote on Truth Social that York County received “thousands of potentially fraudulent voter registration forms” and mail ballot applications from a third party, while also making note of an investigation in Lancaster County.
In a separate post on his social media website, Trump said that local officials are “all over” Pennsylvania looking for voter fraud.
In a statement, York County President Commissioner Julie Wheeler said that her county received a “large delivery containing thousands of election-related materials from a third-party organization,” adding those papers appear to “include completed voter registration forms, as well as mail-in ballot applications.”
“As with all submissions, our staff follows a process for ensuring all voter registrations and mail-in ballot requests are legal. That process is currently underway,” Wheeler said. “If suspected fraud is identified, we will alert the District Attorney’s Office, which will then conduct an investigation.”
Her statement did not say where the ballots came from and provided no other details about the matter.
A spokesperson for the York County District Attorney’s office said that it has been in contact with the York County Commissioners and York County Board of Elections, although the spokesperson would not specifically address the fraud concerns.
“As we have always done, this office will investigate any matter regarding elections that require a criminal investigation and if needed, would prosecute any cases where the evidence is sufficient to support a conviction,” the spokesperson said.
The office noted that it will not comment on specific allegations or on an investigation, citing its own policy.
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt, a Republican, noted the investigations in York County as well as nearby Lancaster County during a video briefing on Tuesday.
His office, he said, is “in touch with these counties from the very beginning to provide guidance to them as they conduct their investigations and will continue to support them as needed,” referring to York and Lancaster.
Several days ago, officials in Lancaster County said they were investigating around 2,500 voter registration forms for possible fraud, adding that the applications had fake names, incorrect addresses, and other problems. Those ballots are being linked to a large-scale canvassing operation in the state, they said.
During the aftermath of the 2020 elections, Trump and Republican officials made claims about election fraud in Pennsylvania and multiple other battleground states, launching multiple lawsuits.
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