ALEXANDRIA, VA (October 20, 2026) – Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has failed to remove 1,109 voter registrations which are apparently duplicated, triplicated, or worse, based on data found by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF).
The Foundation filed a Help America Vote Act (HAVA) complaint against Allegheny County, its Elections Division Manager, and the Members of its Board of Elections. It follows PILF’s earlier litigation over apparent duplicate registrations in the county.
In February 2020, PILF sued Allegheny County for failing to meet federal voter-list maintenance requirements. That case identified 3,727 sets of apparent duplicate registrations, including one individual who had seven active registrations under his name and address.
During that litigation, the County reviewed PILF’s findings and took corrective action. A May 2020 settlement required the County to report its actions and review additional duplicate registration data for another year. PILF’s 2026 HAVA complaint raises concerns about apparent duplicates that remain or were generated over the last six years.
“Voters move, names change, and sometimes duplicate registrations happen. Election officials have a responsibility to correct them,” said Amanda Fischer, PILF’s communications director. “The goal is simple: preserve each eligible citizen’s registration by merging duplicates, triplicates, or worse.”
Concerns about Pennsylvania’s duplicate registration detection process predate both PILF complaints. A 2019 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania audit identified 24,408 instances in which the same driver’s license number appeared in multiple voter records, along with 13,913 potentially duplicate cases.
The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) is the nation’s only public interest law firm dedicated wholly to election integrity. The Foundation exists to assist states and others to aid the cause of election integrity and fight against lawlessness in American elections. Drawing on numerous experts in the field, PILF seeks to protect the right to vote and preserve the Constitutional framework of American elections.
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