December 4, 2020

The Honorable Josh Shapiro Attorney General of Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120

via email to Mike Vereb, Director of Gov. Affairs

Re: 2020 Election Review

Dear Attorney General Shapiro:

In 2019 the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted comprehensive changes to our Commonwealth’s Election Code. These changes expanded voting access by permitting no-excuse mail-in ballots while also implementing reasonable safeguards to ensure that this new system would be secure, transparent to ensure that all Americans could have confidence in Pennsylvania’s election results. These changes received bipartisan support, including the signature of Governor .

Unfortunately, further changes were implemented to our elections and new guidance was issued just prior to the General Election day. This resulted in confusion, irregularities, and a lack of statewide continuity concerning how our elections were conducted. For these reasons, we the undersigned members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly urge you to appoint an independent prosecutor to review these election irregularities, to ensure the statutes governing our elections were not violated, and to make recommendations to the General Assembly concerning further internal control policies to prevent even the appearance of election manipulation in the Commonwealth.

An independent prosecutor would ensure that there is no conflict of interest in order to objectively review the 2020 Election.

Sincerely,

Seth Grove Kristin Phillips-Hill Representative, 196th District Senator, 28th District Attorney General Josh Shapiro December 4, 2020 Page 2

Judy Ward Senator, 30th District Senator, 31st District

David G. Argall Dave Arnold Senator, 29th District Senator, 48th District

Ryan Aument Senator, 36th District Senator, 46th District

Michele Brooks Senator, 50th District Senator, 21st District

Wayne Langerholc Scott Martin Senator, 35th District Senator, 13th District

Doug Mastriano Senator, 33rd District Senator, 41st District

Pat Stefano Gene Yaw Senator, 32nd District Senator, 23rd District

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Kerry Benninghoff Representative, 171st District Representative, 100th District

Jim Cox Representative, 129th District Representative, 169th District

Torren Ecker Representative, 193rd District Representative, 49th District

Jim Struzzi Representative, 62nd District Representative, 101st District

David Rowe Representative, 85th District Representative, 110th District

Aaron Kaufer Representative, 120th District Representative, 68th District

Ryan Warner Representative, 52nd District Representative, 10th District

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Eric Nelson Andrew Lewis Representative, 57th District Representative, 105th District

Doyle Heffley Representative, 122nd District Representative, 65th District

David Maloney Lou Schmitt Representative, 130th District Representative, 79th District

Craig Staats Representative, 145th District Representative, 37th District

Jesse Topper Representative, 78th District Representative, 58th District

Paul Schemel Representative, 90th District Senator Elect, 25th District

John Hershey David Millard Representative, 82nd District Representative, 109th District

Brad Roae Representative, 6th District Representative, 134th District Attorney General Josh Shapiro December 4, 2020 Page 5

Marci Mustello Representative, 11th District Representative, 64th District

Matt Dowling George Dunbar Representative, 51st District Representative, 56th District

Jonathan Fritz Rich Irvin Representative, 111th District Representative, 81st District

Martin Causer Representative, 67th District Representative, 83rd District

Tim Hennessey Representative, 26th District Representative, 98th District

Greg Rothman Brett Miller Representative, 87th District Representative,41st District

Dan Moul Representative, 91st District Representative, 43rd District

Thomas Sankey Representative, 73rd District Representative, 176th District

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Donna Oberlander Representative, 63rd District Representative, 4th District

Mike Reese Representative, 59th District Representative, 93rd District

Todd Polinchock Kathleen Tomlinson Representative, 144th District Representative, 18th District

Chris Quinn Barbara Gleim Representative, 168th District Representative, 199th District

Martina White Representative, 170th District Representative, 69th District

Perry Stambaugh Representative, 86th District Representative, 106th District

Wendi Thomas James Gregory Representative, 178th District Representative, 80th District

Michael Peifer Representative, 139th District Representative, 92nd District

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Natalie Mihalek Representative, 40th District Representative, 29th District

Sheryl Delozier Representative, 88th District Representative, 97th District

Frank Farry Craig Williams Representative, 142nd District Representative, 160th District

Mark Gillen Representative, 128th District Representative, 17th District