ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says she was the victim of election fraud after someone allegedly registered to vote in her name in New York.
Willis told Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne she first learned about the situation when she received a notice from the New York City Board of Elections that a voter registration in her name was being canceled because officials suspected it was fraudulent.
According to Willis, the registration application was not filled out or signed by her.
“It came to my attention that someone registered to vote as me in New York. Interestingly enough, they registered me as a Republican that lived in Trump Tower, of all places,” Willis said.
Winne discovered the story while interviewing Willis this week on an unrelated case. Documents in her office showed someone had submitted a voter registration application in her name using an address associated with Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Willis says the application contained multiple false details, including her date of birth, political party affiliation and signature.
The application listed her as a Republican, despite Willis saying she has been a lifelong Democrat. She also said the signature on the form was forged.
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The bogus registration listed Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue as her residence and the Fulton County Courthouse as her mailing address.
Willis believes the application was an attempt to harass her.
“I’ve been threatened and harassed,” Willis said. “But somebody in this case apparently committed a crime to harass you? Absolutely.”
The New York City Board of Elections told Willis that if anyone had attempted to vote using the registration, they would have been required to provide identification or other proof of residence.
The board also said it has no record of any votes being cast under the registration and canceled it after reviewing the case.
Willis said she takes the matter seriously and wants to ensure there is no confusion about her voting eligibility in Georgia.
Her office is now in contact with a prosecutor in New York to determine whether criminal charges will be pursued.
For now, Willis said she is relieved that no vote was cast in her name.
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