Arriving at the floor of the house … Electoral reform in Pennsylvania.
No, really.
Now, whether it ends or not, it’s a different story.
House government committee, chairman Carol Hill-Evans (D-York) i Treacherous (R-Crawford/Erie), voted for the transfer of the House 771 and Bill House 1396 law from the Commission to the whole house to be considered. Both voices have gone through 14-12, and HB 771 passed with the support of Democrats Nancy Guenst (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) i John Inglis (D-Allegheny).
Sponsored by Rep. Thomas Mehaffie (R-dauphin), HB 771 It would require voters to provide a valid identity proof to vote in the Commonwealth.
Combined by the members of the Mehaff committee, he said that his legislation provides ways to those who may not have a verifiable ID with them on the day of election, with the possibility of voting, including the process of guaranteeing the identity of a person, as well as signed affect.
“This bill is not everything, the end,” he said. But he added that “the bill does exactly what we need.”
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Hiladelphia) expressed his opposition to the Act, noting that “if people cannot trust that their voice would be counted, it is bad.” But the former candidate for office also said that the bill does not apply to real problems.
“We need to solve problems with the irregularity of voters and fraud of voters,” he said. “We do not have possible to prove evidence that lead us to the statement that we must deal with the voter identifier in this way. Let’s talk about existing issues. This legislation does not apply to them.”
Kenyatta also called out those who shot the flames of the voters’ fraud.
“If you want people to believe in the election system, don’t lie about the election system.”
Rep. Heather Boyd (D-Delaware) voted “NO”, citing that when she and all selected officials were sworn in, they swore to preserve the US constitution.
“I would conflict with this, voting for something that would refuse to vote.”
HB 1396 is sponsored by House Marshal Joanna McClinton (D-Delaware/Philadelphia) and is a 98-page electoral account, which includes, among others, administering elections, boxes and early voting.
Speaking in support of the Act, Rep. Ben waxman (D-Hiladelphia) completed the speaker, saying that the rules are “a comprehensive approach to electoral reform, which he tries to radically improve the process and makes the election administration much more smoother.”
Roae talked about his fears about the HB 1396 process, noting that only 20 hours passed from the introduction of the law to its appearance in front of the committee.
“This is not the right time for a 98-page account,” he said. “I’m afraid of all the things that the poviats would have to do. I still try to understand everything in the bill and I can’t, in a good conscience, vote for it.”
Hill-Evans had the last word, saying that the bill “may not be the perfect product, but it is a damn good product.”
“We are glad that McCLinton’s speaker introduced a series of reforms that would strengthen our democracy, most importantly, ensuring the early voting period, in which voters can vote on machines as on the same time as on the election day,” he said on election day, “he said on the day of election,” he said Harp saladExecutive director of Pennsylvania Voice.
“It is obvious that among voters on both sides there is a huge appetite for a convenient option of early voting, and we are waiting for this bill receiving a voice on the floor at home. However, at the same interrogation that at the same hearing, the invoice for the voter who would have unnecessary obstacles to voters for voters who try to make their voices listen to the vote in the election. surveys.
