Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says someone registered to vote in her name in New York, using a fabricated application that falsely listed her as a Republican living at Trump Tower in Manhattan. Willis says she never filled out or signed the paperwork, and that the New York City Board of Elections has since canceled the registration after suspecting it was fraudulent.
Willis said she learned about the bogus filing after receiving a notice that a voter registration bearing her name was being canceled over concerns it was fake, according to WSB-TV. “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. The district attorney, a lifelong Democrat, said the application contained a slate of false details, including a fabricated date of birth, an incorrect party affiliation and what she described as a forged signature.
Trump Tower Address, Fulton County Mailing Info
According to the station's report, the application listed Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue as Willis's residence while using the Fulton County Courthouse as her mailing address — an odd mashup that paired her real workplace with a fictitious Manhattan home. The combination struck Willis as a deliberate jab rather than a clerical mix-up, and she said she believes the filing was meant to harass her.
“I've been threatened and harassed,” Willis said, per the same account. She added a blunt assessment of the episode: “But somebody in this case apparently committed a crime to harass you? Absolutely.”
No Vote Cast, but Office Pursuing Prosecutor Contact
The New York City Board of Elections told Willis that anyone attempting to actually cast a ballot under the fraudulent registration would have needed identification or other proof of residence, the outlet reported. The board said it has no record that any vote was ever cast under the registration and canceled it after reviewing the case.
Willis's office is now in contact with a prosecutor in New York to determine whether criminal charges will be pursued, the report states. She said she is relieved no vote was cast in her name, and that she takes the matter seriously because she wants to avoid any confusion about her eligibility to vote in Georgia.
How New York Registration Rules Treat Cases Like This
New York's own guidance underscores how far the Trump Tower filing strayed from normal procedure. Applicants must have lived at their listed address for at least 30 days before an election and cannot claim voting rights elsewhere, according to the New York City Board of Elections' registration manual, which also specifies that an application must carry the applicant's original signature and cannot be submitted by fax. Separately, the New York State Board of Elections notes that removing oneself from the voter rolls normally requires a written letter to the local board where the person lived — it cannot be done by email, underscoring how unusual it would be for a legitimate registration to simply vanish through routine channels.
Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne is credited with surfacing the story, having come across it while interviewing Willis this week about an unrelated case, per WSB-TV's reporting. No application date, case number, or identity behind the fraudulent filing has been disclosed, and it remains unclear whether charges will ultimately be filed in New York.
