Police in Harrisonburg, Va. are combing through voter-registration forms linked to a private group founded by a prominent local Democrat after an incident in which authorities discovered that 19 dead Virginians were registered to vote. Harrisonburg Police Lt. Roger Knott said Wednesday that investigators are looking for irregularities in registration forms connected to a group called HarrisonburgVOTES. Knott said the investigation, which began in August, is focused on possible instances of forgery, identity theft and voter fraud. Knott said police have teamed with the FBI on the investigation and hope to conclude it soon. Former Harrisonburg mayor Joe Fitzgerald has blamed a James Madison University student for the incident, according to local news reports.

Source: Washington Post October 05, 2016 19:21 UTC