Heritage Action Leader Says Group Drafted Model Election Bills for State Lawmakers to Use
On 5/14/21 at 4:28 PM EDT
The leader of conservative policy organization Heritage Action said the group secretly drafted model election bills for lawmakers in Republican-controlled states to use during a meeting with supporters that was recorded by liberal investigative website Documented, which provided a copy to the
Associated Press.
Jessica Anderson, the head of Heritage Action, said her group s involvement with bills were in states that included Georgia, Iowa and Texas. She said Iowa was the first state the group got to work in quickly and quietly to help draft bills, but Republican Iowa state Representative Bobby Kaufmann refuted the group s involvement to
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Yakubu, however, said there must be clarity and certainty about the electoral legal framework to govern the conduct of the 2023 general election before the timetable would be released.
He, therefore, appealed to the National Assembly to expedite work on the electoral act amendment bill currently before it.
He said: “I will like to reiterate our appeal to the National Assembly for the expeditious passage of the Electoral Offences Commission Bill and the pending review of the Electoral Legal Framework generally.
“We are confident that the National Assembly will conclude work on the legal framework in earnest.
“The commission is anxious to know the legal framework to govern the conduct of the 2023 general elections.
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Review of Election Laws 9:33 pm
Here’s latest on the Ongoing Review in the State Legislature of Pennsylvania’s Election Laws. One Phase of the Review is complete, but major questions remain.
This week in Harrisburg, the State House Government Committee announces their three month review of Election Laws is wrapped up. A bulk of their input, after a chaotic Election last November, came from County Election Officials statewide. While not committing to what specific measures may be included in upcoming Legislation, the status of mail in voting and its timelines remains a hot button issue.
Voter ID and how well can the State and Counties regulate their eligible Voter Rolls was also considered. The Lawmakers say the want to talk to Governor Tom Wolf and others before introducing reform proposals. They hope to have that completed by the end of June, meaning there will be no impact on the upcoming Spring Primary Election.