A House sponsor has been found for the Pennsylvania Voter’s Act. He is Representative Eugene DePasquale (D-York). The bill has already been introduced in the Senate as SB 21. In the Senate, the bill’s sponsor is a Republican, Senator Mike Folmer. Having sponsors in both houses, and having one sponsor be a Republican and the other a Democrat, is advantageous for the bill.

The bill would decrease the number of signatures for independent candidates. For minor parties, it would let them nominate by convention, with no petitions needed, if they had approximately 4,500 registered members.