(TNND) — State and local officials are working hard to assure Americans that free and fair elections will be free of fraud.

Fears of fraud have increased in many states, including the battleground states of Michigan and Pennsylvania.

A. Charged for allegedly voting by non-citizens Last weekend in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

“Non-citizen voting is an extremely isolated and rare event,” Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Attorney Eli Savit said in a joint statement.

But they continued: “When this happens, we take it extremely seriously. “Our elections are secure, and Michigan state and local election officials carefully follow the law.”

York County, Pennsylvania, election officials Reviewing thousands of voter registration applications to make sure they are legitimate.

Former President Donald Trump expressed concerns about York County voter registration forms.

“Wow! Pennsylvania’s York County received THOUSANDS of potentially FRAUDULENT Voter Registration Forms and Mail Ballot Applications from a third-party group.” “This is on top of the fact that Lancaster County was caught with 2600 Counterfeit Ballots and Forms, all written by the same person. Really bad “stuff”. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN PENNSYLVANIA??? Law enforcement must do their job immediately!!! WOW!” !”

York County election officials said they received 3,087 voter registration applications last week.

County officials said Wednesday that staff verified that about half of the applications were legitimate and approved them.

It was found that approximately 30% of the applications contained incomplete information. Additional information is awaited from applicants for these applications to be approved.

About a quarter of the applications are denied and are subject to further review by the local district attorney. 85% of rejected applications are duplicate registration requests.

Virginia was liquidated About 1,600 voters who are believed to be non-citizens are on the list.

Non-citizens, including permanent legal residents not allowed to vote in federal, state and most local elections.

Two states, Connecticut and Delaware, allow nonresidents to vote in municipal or town elections. National Conference of State Legislatures.

Ten states allow nonresidents to vote in certain special district elections: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

Illegal voting by noncitizens is rare and Cato Institute expert wrote In 2020, it became clear that the evidence did not support fears that non-citizens voted enough to change election results.

Voter fraud of any kind is extremely rare.

Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, analyzed the conservative Heritage Foundation’s election fraud database.

he said that Analysis finds ‘tiny’ amount of voter fraud in the USA

For example, he wrote this Heritage’s tracker for the swing state of Pennsylvania It dates back 30 years, covers 32 elections in which more than 100 million votes were cast, and finds only 39 cases of voter fraud.

For three decades in Pennsylvania, the percentage of fraudulent votes was 0.0000388%.

The presidential race depends on what happens seven oscillation states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

And Brookings’ breakdown shows minuscule percentages of fraudulent votes tracked over the years for all seven swing states (ballot figures rounded):

Arizona: 26 cases of fraud reported in 25 years out of 43 million votes cast

Georgia: Of the 65 million votes cast in 27 years, 23 cases of fraud were reported.

Michigan: Of the 65 million votes cast in 17 years, 19 cases of fraud were reported.

In Nevada: Eight cases of fraud reported in 13 years among 9 million votes cast

North Carolina: 58 cases of fraud reported in 38 years among 82 million votes cast

Pennsylvania: Of the 101 million votes cast in the last 30 years, 39 cases of fraud were reported.

Wisconsin: Of the 45 million votes cast in 20 years, 69 cases of fraud were reported.

Georgia audited 2022 elections It was revealed that fewer than 1,700 people thought to be non-citizens attempted to register to vote in the last 25 years, and none of them were able to vote.

Most Americans believe this election will be handled well, but Partisan gap in trust levelAccording to the Pew Research Center.

One poll showed that 73 percent of voters overall and 90 percent of Vice President Kamala Harris’ supporters expected the election to be well-run.

But only 57 percent of Trump supporters agree.

The poll also found that Harris supporters are more confident than Trump supporters that it will be clear who won once all votes are counted (85% vs. 58%), while they are more confident that mail-in votes will be counted the way voters want (85%). (38% vs. 38%) are more confident that our elections are safe from hacking (73% vs. 32%) and that ineligible voters will be prevented from voting (87% vs. 30%).

Are Trump supporters too distrustful or Harris supporters too trusting?

“Trump supporters are too distrustful,” Todd Belt, director of the Political Management program at George Washington University, told the National News Desk last week. “And the reason I say that is because incredibly little actual election abuse occurs. It’s just a few votes here and there and they usually find the person who did it. There are really no major problems with the counting processes. “These are being done under the supervision of both parties, and you can be very confident in the election counting process.”

He said the belt belongs to Trump stolen election rhetoric It affected the attitude of the Republicans.

Election laws vary by state, of course.

There are thirty-six states Laws requiring voters to show some form of identification according to the ballot box NCSL.

NCSL says the remaining 14 states and Washington, D.C., use other methods to verify voters’ identities.

Below are the ID laws for in-person voting in swing states, according to the NCSL.

Arizona: Absolutely no photo ID. If ID is not presented, the voter votes in a provisional ballot and must return within five days to show ID.

Georgia: Strict photo identification. If ID is not presented, the voter votes in a provisional ballot and must return within three days to show ID.

Michigan: Photo identification requested. If no ID is presented, the voter signs a declaration and votes in the regular ballot.

In Nevada: No documents are required to vote.

North Carolina: Strict photo identification. If ID is not presented, the voter votes on a provisional ballot and must return to show ID before close of business on the day before the vote.

Pennsylvania: A strict voter ID law was passed in 2012 but is not in effect because the state Supreme Court struck down that law.

Wisconsin: Strict photo identification.

States also have other laws to prevent voter fraud.

At least 35 states have laws prohibiting it interference in voting systemsAccording to NCSL.

double voting It is often listed as a crime, and 19 states explicitly prohibit voting in more than one state.

The NCSL says eight states prohibit voting twice in the state or for the same office.

And 35 states and Washington D.C. prohibit voting twice in the same election.

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Grayce McCormick of the National News Desk contributed to this report.