In the past, Pennsylvania has had many issues with elections, with some races not being called for many days after election night.
In 2019, Governor Wolfe signed Act 77, which created a new option to vote by mail up to 50 days before an election and be placed on a list to permanently receive a ballot application by mail. It also provided more time to register to vote.
Pennsylvania’s 2019 mail-in voting law has become a hot topic for Republicans on the campaign trail, with Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano vowing to repeal it if he gets elected.
Last week, Pennsylvania lawmakers again addressed the bill ahead of what are expected to be highly contested midterm races.
In an interview with the outlet, Republican Sen. Lisa Baker, the bill’s primary sponsor, noted that she and co-sponsor Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill introduced it “because Pennsylvania needs to see action on actual reforms that will improve an election system that has been severely tried and tested in recent years.”
“We believe reform begins with prohibiting private groups from funding election administration. Voting is among our basic rights, and the responsibility for properly running and funding elections is vested in the government,” Baker added, according to the outlet.
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