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A Republican state senator is drafting legislation
to prevent Gov. Tom Wolf from forcing Pennsylvania's
counties into buying new voting machines for the
2020 presidential election.
Wolf, a Democrat, says new machines are a safeguard
against hacking in a state viewed as particularly
vulnerable. But Senate Republican Whip John Gordner
of Columbia County wants to require legislative
approval to replace machines and set up a commission
of appointees to hold public hearings.
Gordner questions whether it's reasonable or necessary
to decertify every voting machine in Pennsylvania.
Gordner says machines in some counties aren't vulnerable
to being hacked and speeding new machines into
service in 2020 leaves no time to work out bugs
before a presidential election.
He also says financing the machines is causing angst
in county government offices.
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