December 4, 2020 the Honorable Lucas Miller Inspector General of Pennsylvania 555 Walnut Street, 8Th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17101
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December 4, 2020 The Honorable Lucas Miller Inspector General of Pennsylvania 555 Walnut Street, 8th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17101 Re: 2020 Election Review Dear Inspector General Miller: 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 and transparent to ensure that all Americans could have confidence in Pennsylvania’s election results. These changes received bipartisan support, including the signature of Governor Tom Wolf. 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 request a review of the Department of State’s internal policies and procedures during the 2020 General Election; a review of any IT issues, specifically server issues and election website glitch errors; a review of internal control policies of the SURE System; recommendations for the Department of State to improve internal controls; and recommendations to improve coordination between the Department of State and counties. We request this to ensure the statutes governing our elections were not violated and internal policies were followed, and additionally request any recommendations you might wish to make to the General Assembly concerning further internal control policies to prevent even the appearance of election manipulation in the Commonwealth. Sincerely, Seth Grove Kristin Phillips-Hill Representative, 196th District Senator, 28th District Inspector General Lucas Miller December 4, 2020 Page 2 Judy Ward Mike Regan Senator, 30th District Senator, 31st District David G. Argall Dave Arnold Senator, 29th District Senator, 48th District Ryan Aument Camera Bartolotta Senator, 36th District Senator, 46th District Michele Brooks Scott Hutchinson Senator, 50th District Senator, 21st District Wayne Langerholc Scott Martin Senator, 35th District Senator, 13th District Doug Mastriano Joe Pittman Senator, 33rd District Senator, 41st District Pat Stefano Gene Yaw Senator, 32nd District Senator, 23rd District Inspector General Lucas Miller December 4, 2020 Page 3 Kerry Benninghoff Bryan Cutler Representative, 171st District Representative, 100th District Jim Cox Kate Klunk Representative, 129th District Representative, 169th District Torren Ecker Bud Cook Representative, 193rd District Representative, 49th District Jim Struzzi Frank Ryan Representative, 62nd District Representative, 101st District David Rowe Tina Pickett Representative, 85th District Representative, 110th District Aaron Kaufer Clint Owlett Representative, 120th District Representative, 68th District Ryan Warner Aaron Bernstine Representative, 52nd District Representative, 10th District Eric Nelson Andrew Lewis Representative, 57th District Representative, 105th District Inspector General Lucas Miller December 4, 2020 Page 4 Doyle Heffley Kathy Rapp Representative, 122nd District Representative, 65th District David Maloney Lou Schmitt Representative, 130th District Representative, 79th District Craig Staats Mindy Fee Representative, 145th District Representative, 37th District Jesse Topper Eric Davanzo Representative, 78th District Representative, 58th District Paul Schemel Cris Dush Representative, 90th District Senator Elect, 25th District John Hershey David Millard Representative, 82nd District Representative, 109th District Brad Roae Ryan Mackenzie Representative, 6th District Representative, 134th District Marci Mustello Lee James Representative, 11th District Representative, 64th District Inspector General Lucas Miller December 4, 2020 Page 5 Matt Dowling George Dunbar Representative, 51st District Representative, 56th District Jonathan Fritz Rich Irvin Representative, 111th District Representative, 81st District Martin Causer Jeff Wheeland Representative, 67th District Representative, 83rd District Tim Hennessey David Hickernell Representative, 26th District Representative, 98th District Greg Rothman Brett Miller Representative, 87th District Representative,41st District Dan Moul Keith Greiner Representative, 91st District Representative, 43rd District Thomas Sankey Jack Rader Representative, 73rd District Representative, 176th District Donna Oberlander Curt Sonney Representative, 63rd District Representative, 4th District Inspector General Lucas Miller December 4, 2020 Page 6 Mike Reese Mike Jones 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 Carl Walker Metzgar Representative, 170th District Representative, 69th District Perry Stambaugh Tom Mehaffie Representative, 86th District Representative, 106th District Wendi Thomas James Gregory Representative, 178th District Representative, 80th District Michael Peifer Dawn Keefer Representative, 139th District Representative, 92nd District Inspector General Lucas Miller December 4, 2020 Page 7 Natalie Mihalek Meghan Schroeder Representative, 40th District Representative, 29th District Sheryl Delozier Steven Mentzer Representative, 88th District Representative, 97th District Frank Farry Craig Williams Representative, 142nd District Representative, 160th District Mark Gillen Parke Wentling Representative, 128th District Representative, 17th District .