Daily News | Al Schmidt, Philly’s former top Republican election official, is now officially Pa. secretary of state
Schmidt automatically became the state’s next secretary of state on Thursday, after the full Senate failed to vote on him by the 25th legislative day since his nomination. Two other secretaries —and Revenue Secretary Pat Browne — officially took office on Thursday for the same reason.
The Secretary of State serves as Pennsylvania’s chief elections official. However, the job is mostly administrative. The Department of State oversees elections, collects campaign finance filings, and approves election equipment, among other election-related jobs. It also has wider oversight of licensing for barbers, nurses, funeral homes, and more.
His national profile rose in 2020, as one of few Republicans publicly challenging Trump’s election lies that the presidential election was stolen from him. He continued to defend Philadelphia’s election process through a number of conspiracy theories, and was eventually singled out by Trump in a tweet.attack on the U.S. Capitol that threats to his life and his family became more graphic after Trump’s tweet.
Schmidt agreed to work with the General Assembly on voting security issues. For that, Dush said he’d give Schmidt his support.
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