Wolf admin sues Pa. Senate Republicans over bid to collect private voter information

[TexasTowelie]

HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is suing Senate Republicans who are trying to access personal information on all registered voters in Pennsylvania as part of a controversial review of last year’s presidential election.

The complaint — filed Thursday on behalf of the state, Pennsylvania’s top election official, and the Department of State — argues GOP senators are unlawfully pursuing a review based on “a disproven narrative” designed to undermine faith in President Joe Biden’s victory.

The suit targets Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R., Centre) and Sen. Cris Dush (R., Jefferson), as well as the majority-Republican Intergovernmental Operations Committee that Dush leads. The panel voted along party lines last week to subpoena the Department of State for the name, address, driver’s license, and partial Social Security numbers of every voter registered as of last November.

The subpoena, the complaint says, improperly seeks confidential and privileged information that is shielded from disclosure — records that could then be turned over to a private vendor with ties to “some of the most vicious lies about the 2020 election.”

Read more: https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2021/09/pa-election-audit-subpoena-shapiro-lawsuit/

[twodogsbarking]

1. Corman inherited the job from his father.

Time to kick him to the curb.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. This came on the heels of the PA Democratic State Senators' lawsuilt back on 9/17/21

Cross posting from here - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142801934

Copy of suit (PDF) - https://pasenate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PetitionforReview-Costa-et-al-v.-Corman-et-al-9.17.21_timestamped.pdf

PA Senate Democrats statement - https://pasenate.com/senate-democrats-file-lawsuit-against-overreaching-senate-republican-subpoena/

Here's a tweet from the PA Senate Democrats talking about the suit filed last night -

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PaSenateDems
@PaSenateDems
This afternoon, we filed a lawsuit in court to keep Senate Republicans from obtaining Pennsylvania voters’ private information with subpoenas.

We will continue the fight to protect the identity of private citizens and their right to vote without intimidation.
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6:52 PM · Sep 17, 2021

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PaSenateDems
@PaSenateDems
Senate Republicans are issuing subpoenas for the private voter information of 7 MILLION Pennsylvanians.

We are taking them to court to keep your personal information kept private.
Senate Democrats to Take Legal Action Against Overreaching Republican Subpoena and Corrupt Election...
Harrisburg – September 15, 2021 – Following today’s Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee hearing, of which had one agenda item- Consideration of a motion to authorize the issuance of...
pasenate.com
4:00 PM · Sep 17, 2021

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PaSenateDems
@PaSenateDems
Senate Republicans are subpoenaing your:

✅ Name
✅ Address
✅ Social security number
✅ Drivers license number
✅ Email address

We believe in your freedom to vote WITHOUT having your personal information exposed.

That's why we're going to court.
Republicans in Pennsylvania subpoena personal data on every voter in state - The Boston Globe
Pennsylvania Republicans moved Wednesday to seek personal information on every voter in the state as part of a brewing partisan review of the 2020 election results, rubber-stamping more than a dozen...
bostonglobe.com
11:14 AM · Sep 17, 2021