Philadelphia, Pa. — A woman from Delaware County has been arrested and charged with attempting to fraudulently register four individuals, including her deceased father and a person who died in her home more than a decade ago, to vote in the 2024 presidential election. Jennifer Hill, 38, of Collingdale, was taken into custody on Thursday and faces charges including forgery, tampering with public records, and applying for voter registration with knowledge the individuals were ineligible.
Authorities say Hill was employed as a canvasser for the New Pennsylvania Project, a nonprofit organization focused on voter registration and civic engagement. According to investigators, Hill used an app provided by the Pennsylvania Department of State to submit voter registration applications between April and September 2024. During that time, she attempted to register 310 individuals, with 181 successfully processed while 129 were flagged as incomplete or invalid.
An investigation began after officials noticed duplicate applications submitted by Hill, with slight variations in names, addresses, and email information. Prosecutors say this review revealed that Hill had fraudulently attempted to register her deceased father, her grandmother, an unidentified individual, and a person who died inside her home in 2011.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer explained that Pennsylvania’s voter registration system requires applicants to provide specific identifying details, such as a driver’s license or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Applications that cannot be verified are flagged for review and followed up with a Help America Vote Act (HAVA) letter to confirm eligibility. These protocols helped uncover Hill’s alleged fraudulent submissions.
The New Pennsylvania Project has not issued a statement regarding Hill’s arrest. Authorities are continuing to investigate the extent of her activities, though there is no evidence that any of the fraudulent registrations resulted in illegal votes being cast.
