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Al Schmidt: “I don't know that constitutional amendments are the right…”

Featuring: Al Schmidt, Republican | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

One on One With Pa. Secretary of the Commonwealth Nominee Al Schmidt

Published January 5, 2023 | Video Starts at 04:03

Given your experience with elections, do you think that Pennsylvania needs additional voter id? Well, more broadly, I don't know that constitutional amendments are the right way to change the election code. I think that's best done in the legislature, between the, you know, the general General assembly, the Senate and the governor. (04:03–04:09)

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Asserts skepticism about using constitutional amendments to change the election code.

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