PENNSYLVANIA — Today, rogue Republican state senator Doug Mastriano — desperate for Donald Trump’s endorsement for his upcoming run for governor — announced that he has sent letters to multiple Pennsylvania counties hoping to start an Arizona-style “fraudit” of the 2020 election. It’s unclear what authority Mastriano has to take this action, who Mastriano thinks will pay for the audit — which could cost millions — and there are serious privacy concerns. The people of our commonwealth deserve greater transparency and information from Mastriano on his attempt to overturn a fair election.
Here’s what Pennsylvanians need to know from Mastriano:
- What legal authority does Doug Mastriano have to demand election materials from Pennsylvania counties?
- Who would bankroll Mastriano’s audit? Will it be the same far-right cable news hosts who paid for his conspiracy theory tourism trip to Arizona’s “fraudit?” Or will it be the dark money groups run by Trump-obsessed conspiracy theorists like Sidney Powell who are funding the Arizona “fraudit?”
- Why does Mastriano need confidential, personal voter information and ballots?
- What do Doug Mastriano and Trump-backing private contractors plan to do with the personal information of hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania voters?
“This is deeply stupid — a waste of time, a waste of money, and puts Pennsylvanians’ private information at risk, just because Mastriano is a sore loser who wants to kiss up to Trump and get his endorsement for his run for governor,” said Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesman Brendan Welch.
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