PA Governor, Attorney General Blast State Vote Audit Attempt

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PA Governor, Attorney General Blast State Vote Audit Attempt

PA Gov. Tom Wolf and Attorney Gen. Josh Shapiro blasted state Sen. Doug Mastriano's call for an audit of recent state election results.

Eric Heyl, Patch Staff Posted Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 1:38 pm ET|Updated Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 10:30 am ET

https://patch.com/pennsylvania/doylestown/s/hnxif/pa-governor-attorney-general-blast-state-vote-audit-attempt?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert

HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Attorney General Josh Shapiro blasted state Sen. Doug Mastriano's call for a "forensic investigation" of votes cast in the 2020 general and 2021 primary elections.

Mastriano, a Franklin County Republican who is closely aligned with former President Donald Trump, said Wednesday in a post on his website that the necessity for such a probe is "evident to any unbiased observer." His remarks came even though no county election board or state official has claimed any widespread voter fraud in state elections.

Mastriano has asked Philadelphia, Tioga and York counties to submit to the investigation and provide a plan as to how they will do so by July 31. As chair of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, he could issue subpoenas to officials of non-compliant counties with a majority vote of the panel.

"Six months after he was at the U.S. Capitol insurrection, one of our lawmakers is attempting to launch a sham election audit in PA," Wolf stated. "This is a disgrace to democracy — not to mention a profound waste of time and taxpayer money. I won't stand for it."

[onecaliberal]

1. Why isn't that state Senator under arrest for 1/6?

[CrackityJones75]

2. I suppose it depends on what he was doing there.

If he was there holding a sign and not engaging in the storming of the building the what does he get arrested for?