Pennsylvania Investigating Possible Fraudulent Voter Registration Forms, Top Election Official Says

‘This should give us confidence in the safeguards built into our election process,’ Secretary of State Al Schmidt says.

Mail-in ballots are secured inside a cage before Election Day, as officials host a media tour of the Allegheny County election warehouse in Pittsburgh on Oct. 30, 2024. Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images

Pennsylvania’s top election official confirmed his office is investigating potentially fraudulent voter registration applications after authorities in multiple counties reported the issue.

Noting that the discovery of possibly fraudulent registrations are “absolutely” troubling, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt told local news outlet ABC27 Sunday that “Lancaster County ... is doing what every county does,” which is to determine whether voter registration applications are legitimate.