Pennsylvania's governor just stopped the latest Republican voter suppression scheme

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Pennsylvania’s governor just stopped the latest Republican voter suppression scheme

https://thinkprogress.org/pennsylvanias-governor-just-stopped-the-latest-republican-voter-suppression-scheme-46f78f5a7878/

By Danielle Mclean at Think Progress

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Pennsylvania’s Gov. Tom Wolf stopped Republicans from sneaking a long desired voter suppression measure into a bill that would have funded needed upgrades to the state’s vulnerable voting machines.

Wolf vetoed Senate Bill 48, which would have eliminated straight-party ticket voting, which allows people to cast a vote for all Democratic or Republican candidates listed on the ballot at the same time, rather than having to check off each individual candidate. That measure was part of a package that would have also provided $90 million in funds for counties to replace electronic voting machines that are susceptible to hacking with voter-marked paper ballots.

The second term Democratic governor on Friday vetoed the bill that passed along party lines by the Republican-controlled legislature, which is in power thanks in part to political gerrymandering.

Democrats say that rolling back straight-party ticket voting would create longer wait lines and confusion at the polls, affecting under-resourced polling locations in minority populated areas.

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[RandySF]

1. Every election has consequences.