Ortitay resolution would study voting technology
State Rep. Jason Ortitay, R-South Fayette Township, introduced legislation that would require a task force be established for the purpose of studying the commonwealth’s aging voting technology. The task force would also make recommendations on future voting machine and election technology.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, state and local election officials across the nation have expressed concern about old and outdated election technology.
House Resolution 808 would direct the Joint State Government Commission to establish the task force, which would review all voting systems in use in the Commonwealth and assess potential future maintenance, repair and replacement costs. The task force would be charged with investigating voting technologies used in other states, as well as the laws and processes governing the purchase of voting machines in Pennsylvania.
Additionally, the legislation requires the commission and task force make recommendations regarding options for upgrading and modernizing voting systems and for providing technical and financial assistance to counties that must update or replace their voting machines.