On June 25, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 421 by 30-20. It eliminates the straight-ticket device. The sponsor is a Democrat, Senator Lisa Boscola.

Also, on June 26, the House Appropriations Committee amended SB 48, the bill to replace the state’s vote-counting machines with machines that leave an audit trail. The amendment eliminates the straight-ticket device. SB 48 then passed the House Appropriations Committee on June 27.