Board of Elections Issues Bipartisan Statement on Fake Ballot Video

The Bucks County Board of Elections is aware of a video circulated this afternoon on social media purporting to show Bucks County mail-in ballots being opened and destroyed. This video is fake.

The envelope and materials depicted in this video are clearly not authentic materials belonging to or distributed by the Bucks County Board of Elections.

The video has been reported to law enforcement, including the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and the FBI, as well as the Pennsylvania Department of State.

The Board of Elections - Chair Bob Harvie, Vice Chair Diane Ellis-Marseglia and Gene DiGirolamo - have issued the following bipartisan statement:

"This type of behavior is meant to sow division and distrust in our election systems, and makes a mockery of the people working incredibly hard to ensure a free and fair election is carried out. The Board of Elections unequivocally condemns this purposeful spreading of dangerous disinformation. We will not be distracted from the job the voters of Bucks County have entrusted to us."

Media Contact: James O'Malley, 215-348-6414, [email protected]