Wolf to Veto Controversial Election Bill

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) “announced that he will veto a Republican election bill passed amid the budget fray that contained funding for voting machine upgrades he wanted, but would have ended straight-party voting,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

“The bill that Wolf plans to veto would have set aside $90 million to update voting machines, eliminated Pennsylvania’s straight-party voting option, reduced the number of printed ballots each county must have on Election Day, and extended absentee ballot deadlines.”