Pennsylvania's Department of State, warned Counties against giving "third-party entities" Access to Voting Machines, shortly after a Key Republican Lawmaker requested “information and materials” from three Counties for a "Forensic Investigation" of the 2020 Election and 2021 Primary.
Complying with such a Demand would lead the Department, led by Acting Secretary of State, Veronica Degraffenreid, to Decertify the Equipment as they would be "considered no longer secure or reliable to use in subsequent elections," according to a Directive, dated Thursday.
"County Boards of Elections shall not provide physical, electronic, or internal access to third parties seeking to copy and/or conduct an examination of state-certified electronic voting systems, or any components of such systems, including but not limited to: election management software and systems, tabulators, scanners, counters, automatic tabulating equipment, voting devices, servers, ballot marking devices, paper ballot or ballot card printers, portable memory media devices (thumb drives, flash drives and the like), and any other hardware, software or devices being used as part of the election management system," the Directive said.
Pennsylvania "will not reimburse any cost of replacement voting equipment for which certification or use authority has been withdrawn pursuant to this directive," the Memo added.
The Directive prohibiting Third-Party Access to Voting Systems comes after State, Rep. Doug Mastriano (R-33rd District) in his Capacity as the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Operations Committee, sent Letters to Philadelphia, York, and Tiago Counties, earlier this week, as part of an Arizona-style Inquiry looking for Evidence of Fraud.
He set a Deadline of July 31st, threatened to pursue Subpoenas if they don't Comply, and said other Counties could be added Depending on what is Found.
Pennsylvania and Arizona are Two States Won by President Biden, last year, that Post-Election Audits showed No Widespread Fraud. But after Dozens of Lawsuits with Election Fraud allegations and Voting Irregularities were Rejected by Courts Nationwide, the Partisan Audit in Arizona's Maricopa County, became a Beacon of Hope for Trump and his Allies, who Claim the Contest was Stolen.
Maricopa County Officials, announced last week, their Voting Machines Subpoenaed for the Audit will be Removed from Service, after Arizona's Secretary of State, Katie Hobbs (D), threatened to Decertify the Voting Equipment, citing similar Custody and Control concerns expressed by the Pennsylvania Department of State.
The Results of the Maricopa County Audit, led by Private Firm, Cyber Ninjas, are Expected to be Released later in the Summer.
Should Mastriano, who toured the Maricopa County Audit and sought Legal Advice for his own Endeavor, choose to pursue Subpoenas, he is certain to face Resistance in Court similar to the Legal Fight between Maricopa County and the GOP-led Arizona Senate, earlier this year.
Elizabeth Rementer, a Spokeswoman for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D), said in a Statement, the Administration "will stand up to any attempt to disrupt our electoral process and undermine our elections."
"This latest attempt echoes efforts in Arizona and Fulton County that compromised election machinery and provided access to third-party individuals without the proper qualifications or security measures," she added. "This illogical, partisan effort to overturn the 2020 election will only lead to the decertification of voting machines that are compromised, additional expense for counties, and more partisanship that only seeks to undermine Pennsylvania’s elections."
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