Samuel Stretton, to the
Philadelphia Inquirer. “This case was evidence that one person committed voter fraud by casting an improper and illegal ballot.”
“In his political frustration, he chose to do something stupid,” Stretton stated, in regards to his client. “And for that, he is very sorry.”
It all started when rumors began to swirl on social media that someone had placed an illegal ballot. Then someone filed a complaint with the
Delaware County Board of Elections, and a task force was able to find evidence to support the claims.
“In the hundreds of calls we received and the hundreds of visits we made, we only found one instance of malfeasance, and that was Mr. Bartman,” said First Assistant District Attorney and head of the task force