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

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