Pennsylvania creates election security taskforce ahead of 2024 contest

Battleground state was magnet for baseless election fraud allegations and failed lawsuits against Biden's 2020 victory

Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators have begun meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate how they will identify and fight election threats with the presidential contest just eight months away in the battleground state, Governor Josh Shapiro's administration said on Thursday.

Shapiro created the Pennsylvania election threats taskforce after the state became a magnet for baseless allegations about election fraud and failed lawsuits in an effort to undo Democrat Joe Biden's 2020 victory there and keep Donald Trump in power.