Election officials in Pennsylvania’s York County have declined more than 700 “questionable” voter registration applications and referred them to the district attorney’s office for investigation, the county’s election board announced on Wednesday.
The York County Board of Elections clarified that while they did not explicitly label any of the applications as fraudulent, they are taking the necessary steps to review them thoroughly. This action comes in the wake of former President Donald Trump raising concerns about voter fraud in York County through social media.
Out of a recent batch of 3,087 voter registration applications received by the county, approximately 24% (about 740 applications) were flagged as “questionable” and are currently undergoing further scrutiny by the York County Office of District Attorney.
The board disclosed that around 85% of the declined applications were found to be duplicate registration requests, indicating a significant portion of the submissions were redundant.
Moreover, the statement revealed that nearly 47% of the total applications were successfully verified as legitimate, while approximately 29% of the applications were deemed to have “incomplete information” that necessitated further attention.
In response to the ongoing review process, the board assured that eligible voters whose applications are still under evaluation can exercise their right to vote in-person on Election Day by casting a provisional ballot. These provisional ballot votes will be segregated on Election Day and will only be counted once the issues pertaining to the voter registrations are resolved.
