The Secretary of State's Office issued a statement on complaints of voter fraud on Monday.
Officials said it continues to investigate all credible allegations of voter fraud related to the 2020 general election.
If someone is found to have violated any voting laws, they will be referred to the appropriate agency for prosecution.
The Secretary of State's Office says it's difficult to quantify how many voter fraud investigations are ongoing or how many voter fraud complaints were received, based on these three reasons:
1. The term voter fraud is extremely broad and potentially includes illegal activities beyond what the public normally thinks about when referring to voter fraud. Absent a standard, universally recognized definition of voter fraud, it is difficult for the Secretary of State’s office to release a number that doesn’t run the risk of being misinterpreted.
2. A single complaint or single investigation may include multiple allegations of fraud or multiple suspects. A focus simply on the number of complaints received or active investigations runs the risk of masking the true scope of a complaint or investigation.
3. Many voter fraud complaints lack any evidence and are more complaints about process or policy. Including these complaints in the number of voter fraud complaints runs the risk of overstating the prevalence of creditable voter fraud complaints.
It said while election officials reply on the public to report potential illegal conduct related to the election, officials are going through 'statutorialy' required post-election processes. This includes voter count reconciliation and audits of the voting system components.
Through the post-election process, instances of actual or attempted voter fraud may come to light and if so, they will be thoroughly investigated.
