FILE - Generic gavel on wooden table. HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania Senate hearing designed to gather input from the Department of State about potential changes to election law was over quickly on Tuesday because the Wolf administration decided not to participate in person.The topic was a bill introduced last month by the Republican chair and ranking Democrat on the State Government Committee, a proposal that would address ballot tabulation deadlines, the use of ballot drop boxes and clearing dead voters from the rolls.Chairman Dave Argall, R-Schuylkill, said he could not comprehend why Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid did not appear."We need a public discussion.