Welcome to the latest edition of Voices of Reason where we’ll recap exclusive news and data featured in our most recent podcast.
This segment dives into election integrity, emphasizing transparency, uniformity, and trust in the electoral process with expert insights.
Pennsylvania's Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt and Senior Advisor on Election Administration from the Committee of Seventy, Jeff Greenburg, shared views and insights you won't want to miss ahead of the upcoming election.
Big Names Make News
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Al Schmidt acknowledged challenges in setting uniform county standards for dropboxes, noting, "Counties know their voters better than we do," and while all follow the same election code, specifics like dropbox regulation are "for the legislature to decide."
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Former Dauphin County Election Director, Jerry Feaser stated, "there are a lot of things that need to be cleaned up to make a more uniform election," citing major discrepancies in handling mail-in ballots, provisional ballots, ballot boxes, and regular ballot envelopes. [Watch ([link removed]) ]
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Numbers You Need to Know
Voting Reform
* A substantial 77% of Pennsylvanians support requiring county voting officials to contact voters about errors on submitted ballots.
* Voters are split, with 50% supporting pre-canvassing of mail-in ballots.
* 73% of voters favor requiring photo IDs to vote.
* 65% of voters support automatic voter registration. [F&M Poll ([link removed]) ]
Public Opinion
* Only 40%, or two in five registered voters in Pennsylvania, are satisfied with how democracy functions in the United States. [F&M Poll ([link removed]) ]
Elections
* In the latest Muhlenberg College/Morning Call poll, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are tied in a dead heat at 48% each for Pennsylvania's 19 Electoral College votes. [Muhlenberg Poll ([link removed]) ]
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The Future of Election Trust Nationwide Runs Through PA
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Coming Up...
The Keystone Candidate Forum is a collaborative series hosted by Voices of Reason, sponsored by the PA Chamber of Business & Industry.
Our goal: everyone gets a fair shake in the Keystone Candidate Forum with the belief that balanced dialogue provides every candidate an unfettered platform to share their views.
The forum spotlights competitive races across Pennsylvania, including statewide elections and key swing districts that could shift the balance of power in the state legislature.
Airing from September through October, the forum will stream online and be broadcast across the Philadelphia metropolitan area, with detailed recaps featured in the Voices of Reason newsletter.
In Case You Missed It...
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