James Malone believes that voting is the vital foundation for all other policy issues, from education and housing to property taxes. He notes that Pennsylvania successfully expanded mail-in voting in 2019 with broad bipartisan support, making it significantly easier for working families, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and busy citizens to participate in democracy, which subsequently increased turnout across the board.
Malone’s voting rights stance is clear:
- He stands firmly in defense of protecting and strengthening mail-in voting, recognizing it as a secure, popular, and effective tool that expands access for blue-collar workers and rural voters who cannot easily visit a polling place during standard hours on a single Tuesday.
- Malone supports implementing automatic voter registration so every eligible Pennsylvanian is securely registered when interacting with state agencies.
- He explicitly opposes restrictive voter ID mandates designed to make it harder for eligible citizens to cast a ballot.
He firmly believes that democracy functions best when more people participate, and that every eligible voter in Lancaster County deserves convenient access to the ballot.
