Governor Tom Wolf has officially vetoed an elections reform package.
The largely Republican sponsored bill was panned by the Democrat Wolf as voter suppression. He cited the limiting mail-in ballots, capping early voting, and the reduced voter registration time period as reasons he vetoed.
Wolf did concede that there were elements of the package that he supported.
It’s unclear if there will any further attempts at election reform ahead of November, as the summer legislative session is wrapping up.
Just vetoed House Bill 1300.
I made it clear I wouldn’t sign a bill that creates barriers to voting.
But that’s exactly what this bill does by:
Limiting mail ballots
— Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) June 30, 2021
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