LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Officials say they have identified about 2,500 voter registration applications that are in-question and under investigation in Lancaster County.
According to the Lancaster County Board of Elections, staff members identified and contained these cases of voter registration fraud.
Officials say they are currently assessing the nature and volume of the fraud, but there are approximately 2,500 voter registration forms that were dropped off at the Board of Elections Office in Lancaster in two batches near the deadline for submission that drew suspicion.
Authorities say that concerns were raised during the staff's normal process to review and enter the applications into the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE) System and law enforcement was alerted.
In a press release, officials say that Lancaster County Elections systems are secure, and they worked in this instance.
"We will continue to operate with the highest levels of veracity, integrity, and transparency so that Lancaster County voters can be confident in the election," the release continues.
On Friday morning at 11:30 a.m., the Lancaster County Board of Elections, including County Commissioners Ray D'Agostino, Josh Parsons, and Alice Yoder, along with the Lancaster County District Attorney, Heather Adams, held a press conference to discuss their findings.
Thus far, officials confirmed they have uncovered Elections Codes violations.
You can watch the full press conference in our video player above.