reporter Karen Shuey\u2019s account<\/a> of the meeting.<\/p>\nElection officials did not reveal how many applications were received, but said about 1,300 applications were flagged for having incorrect or incomplete information.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe volume of the applications and, upon review, the content of the applications raised questions on our end,\u201d Kauffman told the board at the time. \u201cSome of these registrations look suspicious \u2014 I\u2019m not going to go into details regarding that \u2014 but I think there are some concerns about the authenticity of a lot of these that were submitted.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said applications that were not legally compliant were not approved. He said some of the applications were deemed legitimate and were processed.<\/p>\n
According to the attorney general\u2019s release:<\/p>\n
Some forms were flagged by the counties\u2019 elections officials as potentially problematic, while others were verified as legitimate applications.<\/p>\n
County elections offices processed these forms through verification systems before approving or denying any application. A significant portion of forms were not approved by county offices because the information could not be verified as being associated with any real person.<\/p>\n
The investigation involved meticulous reviews of thousands of documents, interviews with numerous people across the state and country, and collaboration with impacted county officials, according to state prosecutors.<\/p>\n
The attorney general\u2019s office determined the crimes were not motivated by efforts to sway any election or voter rolls for any specific party or candidate. Officials said the defendants, instead, were motivated to maintain employment and income by reaching quotas.<\/p>\n
The voter registration forms collected by Sainz\u2019s operation included all party affiliations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are confident that the motive behind these crimes was personal financial gain, and not a conspiracy or organized effort to tip any election for any one candidate or party,\u201d Sunday said. \u201cPennsylvanians should have peace of mind that the election process worked in this case.<\/p>\n
\u201cCounty election offices have the most important role in ensuring the safety and integrity of our elections and voter rolls, and we received full cooperation from those offices in this investigation. My office will continue to protect every citizens\u2019 right to a free, fair and transparent election process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officials said the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n
Charges were filed Friday morning with District Judge John Bender in Lancaster.<\/p>\n
Sainz, 33, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., was charged by summons with three counts of solicitation of registration, a crime under the state elections code regarding offering financial incentives for achieving registration quotas.<\/p>\n
The canvassers charged are Amos Clay, 33, of Lancaster and Richard Perez, 32, of Whitehall, Lehigh County.<\/p>\n
Other canvassers charged are Joseph Jameson, Anya McCurdy, Meghan McDevitt and Samantha Szukiewicz. Further information for them was not immediately available.<\/p>\n
Each is charged with unsworn falsification, tampering with public records, forgery, and two crimes under the state elections code and voter registration law. Szukiewicz is also charged with identity theft.<\/p>\n
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