In the dumpy little borough of Millbourne, Pennsylvania, three elected Democrats cheated in the 2021 election in almost every imaginable way. Their candidate, one of the three cheaters, still lost his bid for mayor by some 30 votes. Two are still in office as of April 4, according to a phone call to the borough hall.
The three pleaded guilty April 1 to a host of election fraud offenses at separate hearings before United States District Judge Harvey Bartle III.
To examine their scheme is to see in play many of the red flags election integrity experts have warned about. It is a textbook for cheaters to study, and they will, unless Pennsylvania changes some laws to make it harder to cheat.
Tiny Millbourne Borough, population 1,300, lies in the greater Philadelphia metro area and is about eight blocks long, or .1 square mile of mostly run down, cookie-cutter apartment buildings. There are bars on windows and spent old cars on lawns. It’s claim to fame is the Millbourne Train Station to Philly; the Philadelphia Sikh Society, the main building in town; and now, election fraud.