Dan K. Williams

In 2019, bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate approved Act 77, followed by Act 12 of 2020, which were the most comprehensive updates to our voting laws in decades. Mail-in voting, a signature achievement of that law, has been embraced by Pennsylvania voters as a safe and convenient option to return a ballot. It is only after the former President started lying about VBM that Republicans turned against this measure. It should be as easy as possible for citizens to vote. One measure I am co-sponsoring is HB2090, a comprehensive election bill that would, amongst other things:Establish 15 days of early votingAllow same-day voter registrationImplement statewide electronic poll booksAllow voters to “cure” defectsRequire counties to have at least 2 drop boxes & 1 per 50,000 residentsIncreases poll worker payAllow for 21 days of pre-canvassing and adjust application deadlinesProvide pre-paid ballot return postage;Allow 16- and 17-year olds to pre-register to vote