PITTSBURGH — Three years after former President Donald Trump popularized baseless challenges to legitimate elections, a national group wants political candidates in Pennsylvania to vow they will accept election results — including those who might help run the 2024 presidential race.
The Washington-based interest group democracyFIRST is focusing on this November's general election, pressing candidates in races for county council and commissioner to take a four-point pledge. While the state sets overall election policy, county officials do the work of actually running elections and counting votes in Pennsylvania, a pivotal swing state.
"We really look holistically at the important positions in presidential battleground states that play a role in the administration, certification and counting of elections," said Jordan Wood, the executive director of democracyFIRST.
