Additional reporting on all things COVID-19 distribution. The big question: "When can I get it?" State Health Department says plans to distribute & vaccinate healthcare workers/care facility residents ongoing, and plans are being made for general public.

wtae.com/article/pennsy…
We're on TV at 5 and 6 tonight.

2 key requests from Levine.

1.) To actually receive stimulus funding that was recently passed to be able to plan for vaccinations for the public.

2.) For you to please be patient and keep practicing mitigation measures: Hand wash/Mask/etc.
More on 1.) above.

Levine says once things are ready for widespread vaccination, they will still want to avoid settings where people are congregating/waiting in huge lines to get vaccinated.

Will likely create a portal for people to sign up and make appointments to vaccinate.
To do that, you need to create portal, hire/contract out staff that'll be safe as they give vaccine, which all requires $$$ that's already been allocated but not given to states for vaccine distribution.

Until then, mitigation measures remain critical.

See you on TV.

#WTAE

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5 Jan
The Pennsylvania State Senate begins its new legislative session of the people's business with.....

An argument about masks and whether or not Senators on the floor should be required to wear them.

#WTAE
They're taking a vote now to require senators on the floor to wear masks for today's session.

They DID NOT call on Jim Brewster for this roll call.

Some context:

wtae.com/article/pennsy…
OK.

Democratic Senator Steve Santarsiero from Bucks County has requested a delay in swearing in Senators pending resolution of the judicial challenge to Brewster's win.

Critical of Ziccarelli's "specious" actions, and says she didn't go through proper procedure in courts. Image
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JUST IN:

Commonwealth court orders a Friday hearing on the Mike Kelly/Sean Parnell lawsuit asking to throw away all mail-in ballots.

Also says to pause all activity as it relates to certification.

Unclear what this means, since PA election has formally been certified.

#WTAE
Here's my thread Saturday which gives some context and color to what the lawsuit is about.

As to potential impacts:

We told you yesterday about additional certifications that take place on county levels as judges rule.

For example, Allegheny County Elections Board certified yesterday, but was set to meet at 2 today to certify additional ballots that courts ruled on.
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JUST IN:

Trump campaign announces hearings in PA, Michigan and Arizona legislatures.

Rudy Giuliani says important to "have a full vetting of election irregularities and fraud".

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Last paragraph of release

"State Legislatures have the sole authority to select their representatives to the Electoral College"

Pa has certified its election results.

Senate Republican leadership says legislature has no role in appointing electors.

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23 Nov 20
Republican Sam DeMarco, a member of the Elections Board, said he voted 'no' to certify in Allegheny County as a protest. One of the key items he protested: The legislature and governor unable to come to a deal on precanvassing.

Want to highlight some of WTAE's reporting on this.
September 21 (6 weeks before election day)

We told you how Democrats and Republicans agreed there needed to be a change to the law. At that time 2 million Pennsylvanians had requested mail-ballots, and not counting until Election Day could be an issue.

wtae.com/article/commit…
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A @timelywriter story highlighting concerns from County's, asking legislature to pass something.

"Counties need additional time to process mail-in ballots so we can have more counted on Election Day"

wtae.com/article/pennsy…
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THREAD

Just finished a chat with Republican Elections Board member Sam DeMarco to ask about his "no" vote on Allegheny County Elections certification.

He is calling it a protest vote. Not because of fraud or any wrongdoing, he says ALL voters should have faith in the results. Image
DeMarco is critical of the Republican legislature AND Democratic Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar.

His key point: No one worked together to pass things that would have contributed to a smooth election administration.
DeMarco says the legislature should have passed something. The governor should have worked with the legislature instead of going through the courts. That the courts rulings yielded changes NOT in Act 77, and Kathy Boockvar's guidance to counties created more confusion.
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Happy Monday Morning!

I'm monitoring an Allegheny County Board of Elections meeting happening now regarding certification of the November 3 election.

Meeting just called into order.

I'll post relevant updates into a thread here.
43 Emails in Public Comment:

5 urging to certify
19 urging to certify
4 saying thank you
11 with complaints
1 about provisional ballots

This meeting is strictly about certification, Fitzgerald says, adding they'll talk about improvements at a later date.
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Sam DeMarco, Republican on the board, asks what happens if any litigation requires changes to tally.

Solicitor says they'd have to reconvene and have a separate vote to amend the certification.
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