OPINION: Stand up for Pennsylvania's Supreme Court
On their ballots this year, Pennsylvania voters are going to be asked a very confusing question. They’re going to be asked whether or not we should retain Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht. National Republican Groups are spending a lot of money trying to convince you that by voting those judges out, you are somehow standing up for democracy and voting rights.
The idea that Justices Donohue, Dougherty, and Wecht are anything less than stalwart champions of citizens of the Commonwealth is wildly inaccurate.
Over the last ten years, these three justices have repeatedly stood up for the voting rights of Pennsylvanians and protected our elections from national interest groups. In 2019, Governor Wolf signed Act 77 into law which made significant improvements to Pennsylvania elections. For the first time, Pennsylvanians could choose to vote by mail without having to request an urgent or “absentee” ballot. “No excuse” mail-in voting has increased access to voting for our most vulnerable Pennsylvanians, such as the elderly and disabled, as well as workers whose schedules can make getting time off on election day difficult, if not impossible.
For many of us, popping off for half an hour in the middle of the day to vote may seem like an easy task. But shift workers in manufacturing, health care, and emergency services commonly work 12 hour shifts that can span most of the open poll hours on election day. Statistically, this represents between 20,000-35,000 voters in Bucks County.
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