PENNSYLVANIA, January 20 - shall be uniform throughout the State"; and

WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of

Pennsylvania states "The legislative power of this Commonwealth

shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of a

Senate and a House of Representatives"; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly has exercised its authority to

establish election administration procedures for the

Commonwealth under the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320),

known as the Pennsylvania Election Code; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Election Code requires all mail-in

ballots to be received by eight o'clock P.M. on the day of the

election; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Election Code requires election

officials at polling places to authenticate the signatures of

in-person voters; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Election Code requires that county

boards of elections shall not meet to conduct a pre-canvass of

all absentee and mail-in ballots until seven o'clock A.M. on

Election Day, during which time defects on mail-in ballots would

be identified; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Election Code prohibits the

counting of defective absentee or mail-in ballots; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Election Code authorizes watchers,

persons selected by candidates and political parties to observe

the process of canvassing absentee and mail-in ballots; and

WHEREAS, The Commonwealth conducted an election on November

3, 2020, for the purpose of appointing electors of President and

Vice President of the United States; and

WHEREAS, On September 17, 2020, less than seven weeks before

the November 3, 2020, election, the Supreme Court of

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