HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 2, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania this week vetoed a ban on vaccine passports and multiple election integrity measures passed by lawmakers.
On Thursday, Wolf vetoed Senate Bill 618, which would prohibit state and local officials from requiring proof of vaccination for COVID-19. SB 618 would also prevent school districts and higher education institutions that receive state funding from asking about students’ COVID-19 vaccine status.
Other provisions include restrictions on unilateral orders, like mask mandates, by the state’s Secretary of Health, as well as a ban on the use of taxpayer funding to develop vaccine tracking systems. Gov. Wolf had promised to veto SB 618 and has endorsed vaccine passport proposals.
“We’ll continue to be advocates for our constituents who are very concerned about a unilateral government mandate, and protecting the privacy of their health information,” Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill, the primary sponsor of SB 618, told the Epoch Times. the Epoch Times.
More than a dozen states, including Texas, Florida, and Oklahoma, have banned vaccine passports this year.
“Out-of-touch” election vetoes
Gov. Wolf on Wednesday also vetoed House Bill 1300, the Voting Rights Protection Act, which requires that voters show valid ID before
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