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Pennsylvania Senate committee schedules first hearing on 2020 election and 2021 primary

By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 3, 2021

Investigative hearings into both the 2020 general election and the 2021 state primary in Pennsylvania begin next week in Harrisburg.

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Pennsylvania lawmaker blasts Wolf over veto: 'Voters and counties are stuck with bad election laws'

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 31, 2021

News that the Kentucky secretary of state called for special elections on Nov. 2 to fill three legislative vacancies rankled a Pennsylvania House member, whose own election reform legislation was vetoed by Gov. Tom Wolf (D) in June.

Pennsylvania vote count contains 40K-plus discrepancies; 'We need to get to the bottom of why that is the case'

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 27, 2021

As part of a state-by-state review of the 2020 General Election results, the non-profit Voter Reference Foundation (VRF) has discovered 41,503 discrepancies between the Pennsylvania voters officially recorded as having cast ballots and the total ballots certified per the state's official canvass.

Pennsylvania Senate president commits to forensic audit of elections due to 'underhanded actions' by former secretary of state

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 24, 2021

Pennsylvania Senate President Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) cites the controversial actions leading up to the November 2020 elections by former Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, and the lack of transparency by current Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid, as the reasons behind his support for a full forensic investigation into the general election and the 2021 primaries.

York state Rep. believes Wolf is open for negotiations: 'The current system does not work and they need help'

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 5, 2021

Pennsylvania Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), the author of a sweeping election reform measure in Pennsylvania, said he’s hopeful that Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) recent indication that he could now support a voter ID provision is a sign the governor is open for broader negotiations, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Pennsylvania Senate president encouraged by Wolf's interest in 'real and meaningful election reforms'

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 3, 2021

Pennsylvania’s Republican state lawmakers have welcomed Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) abrupt reversal in his position on voter ID, and they are hopeful that negotiations with his office will lead to reforms they say will secure the state’s election procedures.

Pennsylvania's Corman: 'Senate Republicans will continue our efforts to strengthen our election system'

By W.J. Kennedy | Jul 13, 2021

Advocates for secure election laws are on the lookout for what could be large-scale additions to legislation in Congress, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (House Resolution 4), now that the For the People Act (House Resolution 1 and Senate Bill 1) appears dead, according to the National Review.

GOP lawmaker seeks forensics audit of Pennsylvania election results

By W.J. Kennedy | Jul 8, 2021

A Pennsylvania state senator is initiating a forensics investigation into the results of the state’s 2020 general election and the 2021 primary.

Pennsylvania Republicans to take voter ID 'directly to the people' after Wolf vetoes election reform law

By W.J. Kennedy | Jul 5, 2021

Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers will appeal directly to constituents to enact a voter ID provision that was vetoed Wednesday, along with other election reform measures in House Bill 1300, by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.

Grove: Election reform legislation 'best deal for the governor'

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 29, 2021

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has promised to veto sweeping election reform legislation (House Bill 1300) approved last week by a Republican-controlled General Assembly. However, a key provision of the legislation, voter ID, could do an end run around the governor as a proposed amendment to the state Constitution.

Grove on bill: 'Voting Rights Protection Act ensures voters have the ability to make their voices heard'

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 22, 2021

The Pennsylvania House Republican caucus announced this week it will take up a sweeping election reform legislation, which includes a voter ID requirement that a recent poll shows strong support among the state’s voters.

Pennsylvania House Republicans push election legislation to fix a 'really bad law'

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 4, 2021

Pennsylvania House Republicans are poised to introduce sweeping election reform legislation to correct what one leading House member characterized as the “really bad law” guiding the state’s elections.

Proposed federal law will override Pennsylvania election statutes

By W.J. Kennedy | May 19, 2021

A newly released report by Pennsylvania state House Republicans outlining proposed reforms to what state Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) called the state’s “God awful election laws” is up against, H.R. 1, federal election law changes approved by the U.S. House in January.

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Pennsylvania lawmakers expected to advance election reform legislation by end of June

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 26, 2021

The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania General Assembly is looking to send election reform legislation to Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, by the end of June.

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