PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has filed suit against two Republican state legislators and their committee, for violating voters’ privacy rights with a purported investigation of election irregularities.
Shapiro is seeking to quash subpoenas the committee issued seeking voter information.
“The committee’s subpoenas would turn over extremely sensitive data, including the last four digits of social security numbers, drivers license numbers, dates of birth addresses," said Shapiro.
He charges in the suit (above) that the committee launched the investigation “to placate former President Donald Trump,” who has falsely asserted that there were irregularities in Pennsylvania’s elections.
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Shapiro noted the results have been audited twice with the same results.
“We had a free and fair, safe and secure election here in Pennsylvania and there was no widespread voter fraud," he said.
Shapiro dismissed the subpoenas as a stuntm but said it had gone too far in seeking private information.
“These legislators need to put the law, put their oath of office and put the security of Pennsylvanians' personal data before their lie about the 2020 election," said Shapiro.
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“My office has been flooded with calls from Pennsylvanians who do not want their private data to be released.”
Senator Jake Corman (R-Centre, Huntingdon, Juniata and Mifflin Counties) and Representative Cris Dush (R-Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, Mckean, Potter and Tioga counties) are named in the suit. Neither could initially be reached for comment after the suit was filed.
