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Delaware County, PA Tosses Most Late Voter Forms From Grassroots Group
Source: ABC News
County Tosses Most Late Voter Forms From Grassroots Group
By MEGAN TRIMBLE MEDIA, Pa. — Nov 4, 2016, 6:27 PM ET
Election officials in suburban Philadelphia rejected about three-quarters of the thousands of last-minute voter registration applications gathered by a grassroots organization under state police investigation for possible fraud, saying most were error-ridden.
Delaware County officials at a hearing Friday said about 3,400 applications gathered by the Democratic firm FieldWorks LLC were duplicates or had invalid addresses or other errors. The county determined voters named on another 1,160 valid applications could submit provisional ballots Tuesday, even though their applications arrived at the county after Pennsylvania's Oct. 11 deadline to register for the election.
Election officials must confirm voters who cast provisional ballots are eligible to vote before their ballots can be counted.
"It's not a perfect remedy, but it's a practical remedy," Delaware County solicitor Frank Catania said.
The FieldWorks applications were sent to the Pennsylvania Department of State, which forwarded them to Delaware County several days past the Oct. 11 deadline, prompting county officials to question whether FieldWorks submitted them on time.
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By MEGAN TRIMBLE MEDIA, Pa. — Nov 4, 2016, 6:27 PM ET
Election officials in suburban Philadelphia rejected about three-quarters of the thousands of last-minute voter registration applications gathered by a grassroots organization under state police investigation for possible fraud, saying most were error-ridden.
Delaware County officials at a hearing Friday said about 3,400 applications gathered by the Democratic firm FieldWorks LLC were duplicates or had invalid addresses or other errors. The county determined voters named on another 1,160 valid applications could submit provisional ballots Tuesday, even though their applications arrived at the county after Pennsylvania's Oct. 11 deadline to register for the election.
Election officials must confirm voters who cast provisional ballots are eligible to vote before their ballots can be counted.
"It's not a perfect remedy, but it's a practical remedy," Delaware County solicitor Frank Catania said.
The FieldWorks applications were sent to the Pennsylvania Department of State, which forwarded them to Delaware County several days past the Oct. 11 deadline, prompting county officials to question whether FieldWorks submitted them on time.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/county-tosses-late-voter-forms-grassroots-group-43308365