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Al Schmidt: “It's a false choice where you have to decide between…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 02:16

… blue or red, Democratic or Republican, there's so much agreement on what needs to be done to improve elections in Pennsylvania, and I don't really see a partisan divide there. It's a false choice where you have to decide between improving voter access and improving election integrity. It's very possible to do both. Not. Not everything would be under your control or under the governor's control. Certainly the legislature would have to make certain decisions about any changes to the way elections work in Pennsylvania. (02:16–02:28)

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Asserts that improving voter access and election integrity are not mutually exclusive.

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