The emergency petition seeks to stop an election judge from removing ballots to hand count them after polls close, which is against state law.

A state judge in Pennsylvania has ordered a Washington Township election official to cease an illegal method of counting ballots — or face action from the county sheriff. The Township election judge,

A Washington Township Judge of Elections, Vincent Manetta, announced his intention to undertake an unauthorized hand audit of ballots cast for presidential candidates in his polling place.

Fayette County sheriff’s deputies will be on call in Fayette County to escort election officials responsible for taking ballots to the courthouse in Uniontown after polls close tonight. Common Pleas C

A Pennsylvania judge shut down an election official’s effort to hand count ballots in his district Tuesday, as courts are weighing in on the ballot-counting process in the presidential election, with a slew of rulings expected as the votes are tallied—particularly in battleground states.