These Counties Have Certified Their Votes
42 of the state’s 67 counties have indicated that their election results are official/certified.
November 29, 2022
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42 of the state’s 67 counties have indicated that their election results are official/certified.
Turned out that “Every County, Every Vote” was not just a campaign slogan.
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updated December 1, 12:01 p.m.
And the winners are … not yet certified.
Not yet certified by all 67 counties in the Commonwealth, although 59 have certified their vote totals.
What’s the holdup?
Pennsylvania election law states that county Boards of Election are “to receive from district election officers the returns of all primaries and elections, to canvass and compute the same, and to certify, no later than the third Monday following the primary or election, the results thereof to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as may be provided by law, and to such other authorities as may be provided by law. The certification shall include the number of votes received in each election district by each candidate for the General Assembly.”
The third Monday after the election was yesterday – November 28.
“The Department of State is aware of several recount petitions filed in multiple counties across the commonwealth,” said spokesperson Ellen Lyon. “Counties have a statutory duty to certify returns. Only in the event of a legally valid and properly filed recount petition may a county withhold certification of the election returns for an office that is the subject of the recount. Counties should certify races that are not subject to such a properly filed recount petition. This partial certification process has been done before and allows the Secretary to certify those races not impacted by legitimate recount petitions.”
DOS reviews and compiles the official returns that enables the Secretary of the Commonwealth to certify the final results for a particular office. Lyon said “Though there is no specific statutory deadline for the Secretary of the Commonwealth to certify election returns, Pennsylvania legislative terms begin in December, and the department is expected to certify returns to Congress by mid-December.”
The following 59 counties have indicated that their results are official on county websites or responded via email that they have certified their results. The remaining eight counties have yet to indicate that their results are official.
Outstanding
* added since original post
Lyon also said that “Regarding Allegheny County, the department does not have any comment at this time. We will review what Allegheny submits to the department and then decide next steps.”
updated December 1, 12:01 p.m.
And the winners are … not yet certified.
Not yet certified by all 67 counties in the Commonwealth, although 59 have certified their vote totals.
What’s the holdup?
Pennsylvania election law states that county Boards of Election are “to receive from district election officers the returns of all primaries and elections, to canvass and compute the same, and to certify, no later than the third Monday following the primary or election, the results thereof to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as may be provided by law, and to such other authorities as may be provided by law. The certification shall include the number of votes received in each election district by each candidate for the General Assembly.”
The third Monday after the election was yesterday – November 28.
“The Department of State is aware of several recount petitions filed in multiple counties across the commonwealth,” said spokesperson Ellen Lyon. “Counties have a statutory duty to certify returns. Only in the event of a legally valid and properly filed recount petition may a county withhold certification of the election returns for an office that is the subject of the recount. Counties should certify races that are not subject to such a properly filed recount petition. This partial certification process has been done before and allows the Secretary to certify those races not impacted by legitimate recount petitions.”
DOS reviews and compiles the official returns that enables the Secretary of the Commonwealth to certify the final results for a particular office. Lyon said “Though there is no specific statutory deadline for the Secretary of the Commonwealth to certify election returns, Pennsylvania legislative terms begin in December, and the department is expected to certify returns to Congress by mid-December.”
The following 59 counties have indicated that their results are official on county websites or responded via email that they have certified their results. The remaining eight counties have yet to indicate that their results are official.
Outstanding
* added since original post
Lyon also said that “Regarding Allegheny County, the department does not have any comment at this time. We will review what Allegheny submits to the department and then decide next steps.”
updated December 1, 12:01 p.m.
And the winners are … not yet certified.
Not yet certified by all 67 counties in the Commonwealth, although 59 have certified their vote totals.
What’s the holdup?
Pennsylvania election law states that county Boards of Election are “to receive from district election officers the returns of all primaries and elections, to canvass and compute the same, and to certify, no later than the third Monday following the primary or election, the results thereof to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as may be provided by law, and to such other authorities as may be provided by law. The certification shall include the number of votes received in each election district by each candidate for the General Assembly.”
The third Monday after the election was yesterday – November 28.
“The Department of State is aware of several recount petitions filed in multiple counties across the commonwealth,” said spokesperson Ellen Lyon. “Counties have a statutory duty to certify returns. Only in the event of a legally valid and properly filed recount petition may a county withhold certification of the election returns for an office that is the subject of the recount. Counties should certify races that are not subject to such a properly filed recount petition. This partial certification process has been done before and allows the Secretary to certify those races not impacted by legitimate recount petitions.”
DOS reviews and compiles the official returns that enables the Secretary of the Commonwealth to certify the final results for a particular office. Lyon said “Though there is no specific statutory deadline for the Secretary of the Commonwealth to certify election returns, Pennsylvania legislative terms begin in December, and the department is expected to certify returns to Congress by mid-December.”
The following 59 counties have indicated that their results are official on county websites or responded via email that they have certified their results. The remaining eight counties have yet to indicate that their results are official.
Outstanding
* added since original post
Lyon also said that “Regarding Allegheny County, the department does not have any comment at this time. We will review what Allegheny submits to the department and then decide next steps.”
updated December 1, 12:01 p.m.
And the winners are … not yet certified.
Not yet certified by all 67 counties in the Commonwealth, although 59 have certified their vote totals.
What’s the holdup?
Pennsylvania election law states that county Boards of Election are “to receive from district election officers the returns of all primaries and elections, to canvass and compute the same, and to certify, no later than the third Monday following the primary or election, the results thereof to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as may be provided by law, and to such other authorities as may be provided by law. The certification shall include the number of votes received in each election district by each candidate for the General Assembly.”
The third Monday after the election was yesterday – November 28.
“The Department of State is aware of several recount petitions filed in multiple counties across the commonwealth,” said spokesperson Ellen Lyon. “Counties have a statutory duty to certify returns. Only in the event of a legally valid and properly filed recount petition may a county withhold certification of the election returns for an office that is the subject of the recount. Counties should certify races that are not subject to such a properly filed recount petition. This partial certification process has been done before and allows the Secretary to certify those races not impacted by legitimate recount petitions.”
DOS reviews and compiles the official returns that enables the Secretary of the Commonwealth to certify the final results for a particular office. Lyon said “Though there is no specific statutory deadline for the Secretary of the Commonwealth to certify election returns, Pennsylvania legislative terms begin in December, and the department is expected to certify returns to Congress by mid-December.”
The following 59 counties have indicated that their results are official on county websites or responded via email that they have certified their results. The remaining eight counties have yet to indicate that their results are official.
Outstanding
* added since original post
Lyon also said that “Regarding Allegheny County, the department does not have any comment at this time. We will review what Allegheny submits to the department and then decide next steps.”
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