Commentary PITTSBURGH—On the morning of Election Day in western Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf mentioned on a local radio show that his wife had submitted his mail-in ballot for him—a direct violation of Pennsylvania election law punishable by up to a year in prison, a $1,000 fine or possibly both. Had the progressive Democrat signed the voting bill that passed this summer, HB 1300, any member of his household could have dropped it off for him. Moreover, it would have established early in-person voting and required signature verification of mail-in ballots. When he vetoed the bill, Wolf said at the time it was because it “restricted the freedom to vote.” This story will last a day or two in the local news. What reporters and elected officials will miss about this moment is where the seed is planted in the public psyche—just one more snippet of information adding to their …
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