Pa. legislators' letter asks Gov. Tom Wolf to convene special session on the election

Thirty members of the Pennsylvania legislature and two incoming legislators want Gov. Tom Wolf to call the General Assembly into a special session to answer questions about the recent election.

The House and Senate ended their session on Monday and isn’t due back until the next session starts after the new year.

This group of legislators said Wednesday in a letter that the governor should “exercise your constitutional authority to immediately convene the General Assembly into a special session for the purpose of enabling the General Assembly to swear in its members and organize.”

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Article II Section 2 of the state constitution provides for the legislative term to start on Dec. 1 instead of noon on the first Tuesday in January (Jan. 5 in 2021) when the situation warrants, according to the letter. The signers of the letter believe the election “clearly represents an extraordinary occasion, and the public interest requires that you convene the General Assembly immediately.”

The letter asks a variety of questions pertaining to how mail-in ballots were handled, how election workers were paid and for all logs and information relating to dropboxes.

Wolf tweeted his response Wednesday night, saying "it's time for Republican leaders to put America first, show their patriotism, and stop these attacks on our democracy. Americans voted, the courts upheld the results, and our nation must move forward."

Shelly Stallsmith is a trends reporter for the York Daily Record. She can be reached at mstallsmith@ydr.com or followed on Twitter at @ShelStallsmith.