Report Identifies 36 Local PA Officials As Possible Threats To Elections
Informing Democracy calls out public officials and criticizes media narrative
April 22, 2023
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Informing Democracy calls out public officials and criticizes media narrative
A non-profit organization released a report identifying 36 Pennsylvania local officials of exhibiting anti-democratic tendencies or actions ahead of the 2022 elections.
“Informing Democracy” said these officials “will, by and large, continue to have responsibility over election administration through the 2024 presidential elections” and include representatives in 22 counties in the Keystone State.
The group’s mission statement says it is “made up of election professionals, researchers, and lawyers who are dedicated to solving this problem by providing research and information about everything that happens in election administration after votes are cast. How are votes counted, how are elections certified, and what personnel are involved in this work?”
“The reality of how elections are run is that it’s local officials at the county and municipal level who are the ones who actually have the most responsibilities around ensuring that votes are counted and that elections are run and decided properly. By and large, nobody was really thinking about that,” Peter Bondi, Informing Democracy’s managing director, told POLITICO. “Now, we’re seeing that trend spread and seeing these actors be emboldened by some of the obstructionist tactics that they were moderately successful with in the last election.”
The report calls out not only elected public officials, but also the media narrative that centers on “terms like election denier and misinformation.” Informing Democracy says that the “true nature of the threat is officials with power over elections are acting on their anti-democratic beliefs to undermine the will of the voters.
Among its findings, the report identified 27 current Pennsylvania state legislators – nine state senators and 18 representatives – as election deniers, only three who whom faced a primary opponent in 2022. It also listed 36 local officials with election authority, including those in nine Pennsylvania counties – Berks, Columbia, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Lancaster, Luzerne, Lycoming and Westmoreland – who “promoted election conspiracies, or who otherwise undermined faith in the vote-counting process.
The members of the General Assembly named in the report:
State Senators
State Representatives
A non-profit organization released a report identifying 36 Pennsylvania local officials of exhibiting anti-democratic tendencies or actions ahead of the 2022 elections.
“Informing Democracy” said these officials “will, by and large, continue to have responsibility over election administration through the 2024 presidential elections” and include representatives in 22 counties in the Keystone State.
The group’s mission statement says it is “made up of election professionals, researchers, and lawyers who are dedicated to solving this problem by providing research and information about everything that happens in election administration after votes are cast. How are votes counted, how are elections certified, and what personnel are involved in this work?”
“The reality of how elections are run is that it’s local officials at the county and municipal level who are the ones who actually have the most responsibilities around ensuring that votes are counted and that elections are run and decided properly. By and large, nobody was really thinking about that,” Peter Bondi, Informing Democracy’s managing director, told POLITICO. “Now, we’re seeing that trend spread and seeing these actors be emboldened by some of the obstructionist tactics that they were moderately successful with in the last election.”
The report calls out not only elected public officials, but also the media narrative that centers on “terms like election denier and misinformation.” Informing Democracy says that the “true nature of the threat is officials with power over elections are acting on their anti-democratic beliefs to undermine the will of the voters.
Among its findings, the report identified 27 current Pennsylvania state legislators – nine state senators and 18 representatives – as election deniers, only three who whom faced a primary opponent in 2022. It also listed 36 local officials with election authority, including those in nine Pennsylvania counties – Berks, Columbia, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Lancaster, Luzerne, Lycoming and Westmoreland – who “promoted election conspiracies, or who otherwise undermined faith in the vote-counting process.
The members of the General Assembly named in the report:
State Senators
State Representatives
A non-profit organization released a report identifying 36 Pennsylvania local officials of exhibiting anti-democratic tendencies or actions ahead of the 2022 elections.
“Informing Democracy” said these officials “will, by and large, continue to have responsibility over election administration through the 2024 presidential elections” and include representatives in 22 counties in the Keystone State.
The group’s mission statement says it is “made up of election professionals, researchers, and lawyers who are dedicated to solving this problem by providing research and information about everything that happens in election administration after votes are cast. How are votes counted, how are elections certified, and what personnel are involved in this work?”
“The reality of how elections are run is that it’s local officials at the county and municipal level who are the ones who actually have the most responsibilities around ensuring that votes are counted and that elections are run and decided properly. By and large, nobody was really thinking about that,” Peter Bondi, Informing Democracy’s managing director, told POLITICO. “Now, we’re seeing that trend spread and seeing these actors be emboldened by some of the obstructionist tactics that they were moderately successful with in the last election.”
The report calls out not only elected public officials, but also the media narrative that centers on “terms like election denier and misinformation.” Informing Democracy says that the “true nature of the threat is officials with power over elections are acting on their anti-democratic beliefs to undermine the will of the voters.
Among its findings, the report identified 27 current Pennsylvania state legislators – nine state senators and 18 representatives – as election deniers, only three who whom faced a primary opponent in 2022. It also listed 36 local officials with election authority, including those in nine Pennsylvania counties – Berks, Columbia, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Lancaster, Luzerne, Lycoming and Westmoreland – who “promoted election conspiracies, or who otherwise undermined faith in the vote-counting process.
The members of the General Assembly named in the report:
State Senators
State Representatives
A non-profit organization released a report identifying 36 Pennsylvania local officials of exhibiting anti-democratic tendencies or actions ahead of the 2022 elections.
“Informing Democracy” said these officials “will, by and large, continue to have responsibility over election administration through the 2024 presidential elections” and include representatives in 22 counties in the Keystone State.
The group’s mission statement says it is “made up of election professionals, researchers, and lawyers who are dedicated to solving this problem by providing research and information about everything that happens in election administration after votes are cast. How are votes counted, how are elections certified, and what personnel are involved in this work?”
“The reality of how elections are run is that it’s local officials at the county and municipal level who are the ones who actually have the most responsibilities around ensuring that votes are counted and that elections are run and decided properly. By and large, nobody was really thinking about that,” Peter Bondi, Informing Democracy’s managing director, told POLITICO. “Now, we’re seeing that trend spread and seeing these actors be emboldened by some of the obstructionist tactics that they were moderately successful with in the last election.”
The report calls out not only elected public officials, but also the media narrative that centers on “terms like election denier and misinformation.” Informing Democracy says that the “true nature of the threat is officials with power over elections are acting on their anti-democratic beliefs to undermine the will of the voters.
Among its findings, the report identified 27 current Pennsylvania state legislators – nine state senators and 18 representatives – as election deniers, only three who whom faced a primary opponent in 2022. It also listed 36 local officials with election authority, including those in nine Pennsylvania counties – Berks, Columbia, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Lancaster, Luzerne, Lycoming and Westmoreland – who “promoted election conspiracies, or who otherwise undermined faith in the vote-counting process.
The members of the General Assembly named in the report:
State Senators
State Representatives
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