The Butler County Elections Bureau director will be testifying at a state senate hearing on election reform next week.

Director Shari Brewer will speak about insufficient number of poll workers Tuesday before the Senate State Government Committee.

State legislators are in the information gathering phase. There is no proposed bill on the table.

Brewer is on a state-appointed committee comprised of Pennsylvania county officials examine reform to address election costs.

She said the state needs to address the shrinking number of poll workers by allowing counties to change the system.

“Let us consolidate precincts,” Brewer said. “Go to election voting centers.”

She said another option is to switch to having only mailed balloting.

Read more in Friday's edition of the Butler Eagle.