According to the election integrity group Verity Vote, over 250,000 ballots have been sent to Pennsylvania voters without confirming their identity. Deputy Secretary for Elections and Commissions Jonathan Marks told the House of Representatives that there was no identity verification needed in the state apart from mail-in ballots, but was contradicted in Pennsylvania Department of State absentee and mail-in ballot guidance. 15 Pennsylvania legislators sent a letter to Leigh Chapman, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, drawing upon state guidance that identification must be confirmed prior to “sending the ballot to the applicant,” contrary to the Marks’ claims.
From Just the News:
According to county election officials, "a letter may be generated and mailed to" some applicants whose identification didn't match the Social Security Administration records to notify them "to produce a valid form of identification to the county board of elections," the legislators continued. But if a verified ID isn't provided, then "the county election officials report that they can and do count the ballots without the ID from the voter." The legislators noted that "several counties report that they can and do 'fix' the invalid ID in the system and accept the ballot (with no action taken by the voter.)." Marks also testified that there was only a "small percentage" of ballots sent without verified ID, but the legislators explained that a quarter of a million ballots "is an enormous number" that "according to the law, must be set aside and not counted for the 2022 General Election unless the voter produces ID." ... "Election directors are trying to do the right thing and fix it for people for their ballot to be counted," Verity Vote said. While they have "pure motives," the law is supposed to be correctly applied, and "it's possible that ballots that shouldn't be accepted, could be." The group added that it is "really frustrating that nobody's doing anything about this" and the Pennsylvania Department of State "doesn't feel like they have to respond to these [legislative] members."
