Could Pa. voters see a ballot question to aid abuse victims this spring? ‘It’s absolutely doable,’ lawmaker says
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
Rep. Jim Gregory, R-Blair, (left) and Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, have not giving up hope that the Legislature will enact an emergency constitutional amendment on statute of limitations that can get on the May 18 ballot.
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For Republican state Rep. Jim Gregory, the week started with a note of devastation.
Gregory has been shepherding a constitutional amendment that was poised to give victims of child sex abuse a chance at justice and had hoped voters could approve it in May. But on Monday, he learned that the ballot measure would be delayed due to a major mistake by officials at the Pennsylvania Department of State.
Peiffer is a Democrat, but her concerns are also shared by Pennsylvania Republican voters.
Diane Hilbert, a 78-year-old retired state worker and Republican in Annville, Lebanon County, has spent an entire day at times trying to find vaccines for herself and her 81-year-old husband.
She s called chain pharmacies and private pharmacies alike and Hilbert has reached a conclusion: Trying to get shots is a futile effort.
Hilbert blames Wolf, a Democrat from York County, for the vaccine rollout in Pennsylvania.
Wolf has blamed the Trump administration overpromised on the federal vaccine supply. The governor has also appeared to own some of the blame for Pennsylvania s slow vaccine distribution.
This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access.
HARRISBURG The impending departure of Pennsylvania’s top election official won’t stop House Republicans from continuing a series of hearings about the 2020 presidential contest she administered.
In fact, Secretary Kathy Boockvar’s resignation has emboldened her fiercest GOP critics, even though it was not related to her handling of the closely watched vote in a battleground state.
Boockvar this week announced she would step down after it was revealed the Department of State failed to advertise a constitutional amendment to create a two-year window so adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse can sue the perpetrators and institutions that covered it up.
What the exit of Pa.’s top election official means for the future of voting Marie Albiges of Spotlight PA, The Philadelphia Inquirer
This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access.
HARRISBURG The impending departure of Pennsylvania’s top election official won’t stop House Republicans from continuing a series of hearings about the 2020 presidential contest she administered.
In fact, Secretary Kathy Boockvar’s resignation has emboldened her fiercest GOP critics, even though it was not related to her handling of the closely watched vote in a battleground state.