Pennsylvania Legislature Introduces Resolution to Overturn Election Results

On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania General Assembly held a hearing on the 2020 election issues and irregularities. Trump attorneys Giuliani, Ellis, and a number of witnesses attended the hearing, and the witnesses provided evidence of election fraud that drew strong reactions from the legislators who attended the hearing as well as the audience.

On Friday, the Pennsylvania legislature drafted a joint resolution to overturn the election results and overturn the state’s previous certification of the election. The sponsors pledged to take the case to the Supreme Court, if necessary.

Here is what the resolution says.

Resolution

Announcing the results of the statewide election for the 2020 General Election is controversial.

WHEREAS, Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution authorizes state legislatures, including the Pennsylvania General Assembly, to prescribe the “time, place, and manner” in which elections shall be held; and

WHEREAS, Article II, Section I, Clause II of the Constitution of the United States empowers state legislatures, including the Pennsylvania General Assembly, to direct the manner of appointing electors for President and Vice President of the United States; and

WHEREAS, the Pennsylvania General Assembly has exercised its authority to establish election administration procedures for the state, known as the Pennsylvania Election Code; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania election law requires that all mailed ballots be received by 8:00 p.m. on election day; and

WHEREAS, the Pennsylvania Election Code requires election officials at the polls to certify the signatures of voters who are present in person; and

WHEREAS, the Pennsylvania Election Code provides that the County Board of Elections shall not meet before 7:00 a.m. on Election Day to pre-inspect all absentee ballots and mail-in ballots, and after 7:00 a.m. may inspect the mail-in ballots for defects; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania election law prohibits the counting of defective absentee ballots or mail-in ballots; and

WHEREAS, the Pennsylvania Election Code authorizes “observers” selected by candidates and political parties to observe the process of counting absentee ballots and mail-in ballots; and

WHEREAS, the State held elections for federal office on November 3, 2020, including the election of electors for President and Vice President of the United States; and

WHEREAS, officials in the executive and judicial branches of the state have unlawfully altered the rules for the November 3, 2020 state election in violation of the powers of Congress under the United States Constitution; and

WHEREAS, on September 17, 2020, less than seven weeks before the November 3, 2020 election, a partisan majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unlawfully and unilaterally extended the deadline for mail-in ballots by providing that ballots without a postmark will be presumed to be received in a timely manner and may be accepted without a verified voter signature; and

WHEREAS, on October 23, 2020, less than two weeks before the November 3, 2020 election, at the request of the Secretary of State, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots are not required to have their signatures authenticated, thereby treating in-person and mail-in voters differently and removing an important safeguard against potential election crimes; and

WHEREAS, on November 2, 2020, the eve of the November 3, 2020 election, prior to the required time for ballot inspection, the Secretary of State’s Office encourages certain counties to notify representatives of political parties and candidates whose ballots are defective for mail-in voters; and

WHEREAS, heavily Democratic counties allow mail-in voters to correct ballot deficiencies, while heavily Republican counties comply with laws that invalidate defective ballots; and

WHEREAS, in certain counties of the state, observers are not permitted to meaningfully observe pre-vote and vote-count activities related to absentee and mail-in ballots; and

WHEREAS, in other parts of the state, observers observed irregularities in absentee voting and in the pre- and postal ballot inspection process for mail-in ballots; and

WHEREAS, postal employees in Pennsylvania have reported anomalies related to mail-in ballots, including multiple ballots being delivered to one address with unfamiliar addresses, and ballots being delivered to empty houses, vacant lots, and nonexistent addresses; and

WHEREAS, witnesses who testified before the Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee on November 25, 2020, provided additional compelling information about the management of the 2020 general election; and

WHEREAS, litigation regarding the administration of the state’s November 3, 2020 election is still ongoing; and

WHEREAS, in 2016, the results of the Pennsylvania general election were certified on December 12, 2016, and on November 24, 2020, the Secretary of State unilaterally pre-certified the November 3, 2020, results regarding the presidential electors despite ongoing litigation; and

WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to ensure that no citizen of this state is disenfranchised, to insist that all elections are conducted in accordance with the law, and to provide public confidence that every legal vote will be counted accurately.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that.

  1. recognizes significant irregularities and misconduct related to mail-in ballots, pre-counting and ballot counting for the November 3, 2020 election; and
  2. disapproves of infringing on the power of Congress to administer elections under the U.S. Constitution; and
  3. disapproves of and disagrees with the Secretary of State’s premature certification of the results of the November 3, 2020 presidential election; and
  4. declare the choice of presidential electors and other statewide election contest results in this state to be controversial; and
  5. urges the Secretary of State and the Governor to withdraw or decertify presidential electors and delay the certification of other statewide election results voted in the 2020 general election; and

Urges the U.S. Congress to declare the selection of the state’s presidential electors controversial.


Please join us in co-sponsoring this important resolution.