Pennsylvania Election Code needs fixes, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt says
The state’s top election official calls on the Legislature to update rules, and to give local administrators a voice.
Carter Walker | March 7, 2025
Pennsylvania lawmakers need to update the century-old Election Code to fix the most labor-intensive processes and make the voting experience as uniform as possible, the state’s top election official said.
Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schimdt made the comments during a conversation moderated by Votebeat reporter Carter Walker at an event Wednesday at Dickinson College. The event was hosted by Keep Our Republic, a nonpartisan nonprofit whose mission is strengthening elections.
Schmidt addressed challenges that surfaced during the 2024 election, the changes he believes should be made to Pennsylvania’s election code, and the election security resources he hopes the federal government will continue to offer.
Here are highlights of the conversation, edited for brevity and clarity. (You can watch the full conversation on Keep Our Republic’s Facebook page.) … READ MORE