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As Pa. Republicans further the Big Lie, we’re trapped in a factless debate that won’t end | Editorial

The voter audit proposed by Doug Mastriano would be expensive and time-consuming — and won't change the 2020 election results.

Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R., Franklin) (center) speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump as they demonstrate outside the state Capitol in Harrisburg after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump to become 46th president of the United States. Mastriano said in a statement July 7 that, as chair of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, he issued letters to several counties, requesting "information and materials needed to conduct a forensic investigation of the 2020 General Election and the 2021 Primary."
Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R., Franklin) (center) speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump as they demonstrate outside the state Capitol in Harrisburg after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump to become 46th president of the United States. Mastriano said in a statement July 7 that, as chair of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, he issued letters to several counties, requesting "information and materials needed to conduct a forensic investigation of the 2020 General Election and the 2021 Primary."Read moreJulio Cortez / AP