Letter to the editor: Why isn't Ward investigating 2021 election?

According to the article “Senate GOP hires firm to review Pennsylvania’s 2020 election” (Nov. 19, TribLIVE), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward wants a forensic investigation to determine what flaws exist in our election system and to fix them through legislation, at a cost of up to $270,000 of taxpayer money.

But wasn’t it Ward who voted in favor of Act 77 when election reform was passed by state leaders in 2019? So why would she now be so concerned with something she voted for two years ago? If Ward felt there were flaws, why did she vote “yes” to Act 77?

Furthermore, why is she only scrutinizing the 2020 election? Why isn’t she also focusing on other races in the 2021 elections? Ward makes no mention of investigating possible flaws in the 2021 Westmoreland County elections for clerk of courts, district attorney, coroner or prothonotary. Isn’t it funny that there were no alleged problems or suspicion of impropriety in the 2021 elections, just 2020?

It is incredible that Ward would think there were flaws in the 2020 election only. Is it because she didn’t like the results? Her call for an investigation is nothing but a waste of our money — in my opinion, due to the current political lean, and playing to a particular crowd in hopes of getting future votes.

Perhaps Ward should explain why she feels there might have been problems in 2020 but not in the 2021 statewide elections. Nothing significantly changed for voters between 2020 and 2021. But she focuses solely on 2020. Strange indeed.

Robin L. Rosewicz

Lower Burrell