On Monday, Lancaster County election officials in Pennsylvania provided updates on 2,500 flagged voter registration and mail-in ballot applications suspected of potential fraud, prompting both local and statewide investigations in this critical swing state.

At a press conference, Lancaster County Commissioner Ray D’Agostino shared that, of the flagged applications, 57% had been confirmed as valid, while 17% were identified as fraudulent. The remaining 26% are either incomplete or still unverified, and thus remain under investigation. “Those other two buckets are going to change, quite frankly, based on the continuing investigation,” said D’Agostino, noting that verifying these applications is a “painstaking process.”

JUST IN: Lancaster County Commissioner Ray D’Agostino announced 17% of the 2,500 voter registration and mail-in ballot applications that were flagged last month have been confirmed to be fraudulent.

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The applications were flagged during standard review processes that flagged issues like false names, duplicate handwriting, and unverifiable information. Lancaster’s local District Attorney’s Office, along with the County Board of Elections, has been actively involved in the investigation since its inception last month. The Pennsylvania Department of State and the state attorney general’s office were also alerted and are working with the county in the ongoing probe, Fox News reports.

Commissioner D’Agostino refrained from providing additional details about the investigation’s progress but confirmed that affected applicants have been notified by the county. The flagged applications span multiple parties and were collected at various locations in Lancaster County last month. “I can’t give any more information” at this point, D’Agostino stated, emphasizing the seriousness with which county and state officials are addressing the issue.

The Pennsylvania Department of State praised Lancaster County’s efforts, saying, “multiple safeguards exist to ensure the integrity of our elections, and Pennsylvanians can have confidence that this November’s election will be safe, secure, free, and fair.”

This update from Lancaster follows a similar announcement from Monroe County, where a smaller batch of around 30 applications is also under investigation. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry assured voters last week that her office is working with counties across the state to examine potential fraud and investigate any involved organizations.