WESTMORELAND COUNTY ELECTION BUREAU TO START COUNTING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS

For those in the election office, things are not over yet.  The Trib reports that the county will start counting an estimated 1200 provisional ballots that were cast on election day.  County officials said it appears nearly 83% of Westmoreland’s more than 255,000 register voters cast ballots during the November presidential election. According to unofficial totals, more than 211,000 ballots were cast, including 55,135 mail-in and absentee ballots.  Election Bureau Director Greg McCloskey said 436 mail-in ballots were rejected and not included in Tuesday’s unofficial totals. He said 218 ballots that were submitted without dates or inaccurate dates will be sequestered pending a state appeals court ruling that is expected to provide guidance to election directors as to whether they will be counted.