A judge in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, has issued a ruling regarding the handling of votes in Washington Township during the upcoming election. The judge has ordered a poll official in Washington Township to send votes to the county election bureau for tabulation without conducting a hand count or manual tabulation of the votes cast for any office.
The Fayette County Election Bureau filed an emergency petition requesting the judge to prevent an election official in Washington Township from hand-counting votes, citing that it goes against county protocol. Vincent Manetta, the judge of election for Washington Township, had expressed his intention to audit or hand count the votes cast for each presidential candidate after the polls close, despite being advised by the Election Director and solicitor that such actions were not permitted under the statute.
