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PA Republicans Plan to Circumvent Governor's Veto on Tightening Election Laws

Element5 Digital

Pennsylvania Republicans’ sweeping proposal to tighten election laws is facing a veto from Governor Tom Wolf. So now, GOP leaders in the Senate are queuing up a Plan B.

WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports they aim to circumvent the governor completely by passing a constitutional amendment to require ID to vote.

(Original air-date: 6/24/21)

Katie Meyer is WHYY’s political reporter. She covers politics, policy, power, and elections at every level of government, with the goal of showing how it all affects people’s lives.