Pa. House GOP unveils proposal to revamp election law : vima

Pa. House GOP unveils proposal to revamp election law


Pennsylvania is the latest state to unveil legislation that could change how people vote.This comes after some Republicans raised concerns about how the 2020 election was carried out.The Voting Rights Protection Act introduced by Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) would allow early voting and the counting of mail-in ballots before election day.House Bill 1300 also places new restrictions on mail-in ballot drop boxes and mandates IDs for all in-person voters."It's really easy to get a voters list. It's public. You look on there, oh, John Smith, not a new voter but hasn't voted in 20 years. They're probably not gonna vote. We're going to go pretend we're him," Grove said.Dauphin County elections director Jerry Feaser said he's worried the sweeping equipment and security changes could get expensive, even if the state partially covers some costs."They're going to need to cover the cost of many of these changes that they're expecting," Feaser said.Feaser said a cookie-cutter approach might not work, and the equipment needs of one district might not be the same as another one."What may work for Philadelphia is not going to work for, say, Potter County, a far more rural district vs. a highly urbanized district," he said.Grove said he expects amendments to the bill, which could come up for a vote in the House this month.Gov. Tom Wolf's office said he's opposed to the legislation and believes it creates more barriers for voting instead of making it easier.

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