Pennsylvania
Certification deadline:
December 11th, 2024
Certification process:
County Board of Elections - Secretary of State signs off - SoC determine vote - Gov. signs
Key people:
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Secretary of State Al Schmidt, and Attorney General Michelle Henry
Measures in place to protect the integrity of the certification process:
Pre-election testing
Password and permissions management
Restricting access
File transfers
Vote canvassing
Never connected to or permitted on internet-facing networks, increasing MS-ISAC and EI-ISAC membership
Pertinent laws:
Voter ID required for first-time voters
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984