Pennsylvania GOP pushes back on cash governor seeks for voting machines
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican lawmakers are refusing to commit to the millions of dollars sought by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf to back up his demand that Pennsylvania's counties buttress election security by replacing their voting machines before 2020's presidential elections.
"This was a crisis that the governor created, and he needs to resolve it," Corman said in an interview."I feel bad for the counties, because he put a huge unfunded mandate on the counties, but that's his responsibility." Wolf's office said in a statement Wednesday that the integrity of Pennsylvania's elections"is everyone's responsibility" and that it would continue pushing for lawmakers to support aid to counties.
The so-called direct-recording electronic machines in wide use in Pennsylvania make it almost impossible to know whether they've accurately recorded individual votes or if anyone tampered with the count. The total replacement cost could exceed $100 million in Pennsylvania. Wolf's plan, issued in February, is for the state to pay $15 million to counties each year for five years, for a total of $75 million.
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