A panel of state lawmakers on Monday voted 5-1 to send a criminal referral to the state Office of the Attorney General as they investigate whether Schuylkill County Commissioner George F. Halcovage Jr. should be impeached for sexual misconduct.

The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts also voted to continue to issue subpoenas to gather evidence in the case.

The votes followed a hearing Thursday to gather testimony from witnesses in the matter.

A complete story will be published in Tuesday’s Times News.