State Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) has introduced legislation to increase transparency in Pennsylvania's election results.

The bill would require the Pennsylvania Department of State (DOS) to display the number of precincts reporting on election night results, which Roae said was done about five years ago.

“Up until a few years ago, the website would show numbers like 500 out of 5,000 precincts reporting,” Roae said. “This created transparency and allowed the public to evaluate whether the outcome was still in question. Knowing the differential in the number of votes received means nothing unless you have a general idea of how many votes are left to count. It’s like watching a football game and having no idea how much time is left. The Department of State already has this information. Officials just refuse to release it to the public.”

House Bill 2542 would require DOS to include on its website the number of precincts reporting and the total number of precincts in its preliminary election results in each race.

The bill has been sent to the House State Government Committee for consideration.