Pennsylvania election rule changes and irregularities in election data

U.S. Senate Hearing on Election Security and Administration on Dec. 16, 2020

Pennsylvania state Rep. Frank Ryan, a Republican and CPA, outlined a number of objections he had with the Pennsylvania Department of State.

“The mail-in ballot system for the general election of 2020 in Pennsylvania was so fraught with inconsistencies and irregularities that the reliability of the mail-in votes in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania is impossible to rely upon,” Ryan said.

“For instance, over-vote in Philadelphia County: On Nov. 4, at 11:30 a.m., the [Department of State] posted updated mail-in vote counts for Philadelphia County,” he later added.

“The number of ballots reported to have been counted was an impossible 508,112 ballots, despite the fact that only 432,873 ballots had been issued to voters in that county.”

Ryan said, “Even if this was simply a data entry error, the lack of internal controls over such reporting necessitates a review of the numbers, the process, and system access.”

Ryan also found 1,573 votes for people of age 100+.