Lebanon PA News

A group of lawmakers is concerned with data they uncovered while looking at the number of total votes and voters during the general election.

Pennsylvania Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon), joined in a statement with several Republicans that said the data was concerning. 

“We were already concerned with the actions of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Executive branch, and election officials in certain counties contravening and undermining the Pennsylvania Election Code by eliminating signature verification, postmarks, and due dates while allowing the proliferation of drop boxes with questionable security measures and the unauthorized curing of ballots, as well as the questionable treatment of poll watchers, all of which created wholesale opportunities for irregularities in the 2020 presidential election,” the statement said.

The state lawmakers said in the statement that the numbers did not make sense.

“However, we are now seeing discrepancies on the retail level which raise even more troubling questions regarding irregularities in the election returns,” the statement said. “These findings call into question the accuracy of the SURE system, consistency in the application of the Pennsylvania Election Code from county to county, and the competency of those charged with oversight of elections in our Commonwealth.”

The lawmakers said in the statement that the results should not have been certified.

“These numbers just don’t add up, and the alleged certification of Pennsylvania’s presidential election results was absolutely premature, unconfirmed, and in error,” the statement read.

The data notes there were 6,962,607 total ballots reported as being cast, but only 6,760,230 voters actually voted, a difference of 202,377. There were also 31,547 over- and under-votes in the presidential race, the news release stated.

State Reps. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon), Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon), Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster), Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland), Stephanie Borowicz (R-Centre/Clinton), Dan Moul (R-Adams), Paul Schemel (R-Franklin), Dawn Keefer (R-York/Cumberland), Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland), Mike Jones (R-York), Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), David Maloney (R-Berks), David Rowe (R-Snyder/Union), Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest), Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) and Brett Miller (R-Lancaster) sponsored and participated in the analysis.