Pennsylvania
WITF: Pa. Secretary of State Al Schmidt answers questions about the election
WITF reports on Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt’s Question and Answer session on election security and integrity.
Al Schmidt is Pennsylvania’s secretary of state, and, although each county runs its own election, Schmidt’s office oversees election administration in the state. This transcript is from Schmidt’s appearance at the Majestic Theater in Gettysburg at an event called “Unpacking the Vote: A Q&A with Election Experts.” The event was put on by The Eisenhower Institute and WITF, and received funding support from America Amplified.
The transcript has been edited for clarity and conciseness by Scott Blanchard, WITF’s director of journalism. You can listen to Schmidt’s appearance in this unedited sound file.
About 65 people attended the event and had the chance to ask Schmidt questions. He began with a short opening statement.
“…(Elections) have never been more safe and secure with a voter verifiable paper ballot record of every vote that’s cast in Pennsylvania. Whether you vote by a hand-marked paper ballot or use a ballot marking device in some counties, you end up with a … verifiable paper ballot record of every vote that’s cast that, as was just discussed, is used in not one but two audits after every election to ensure that the results are accurate.”