The Fayette County Common Pleas Court was asked by the county elections director to put a halt to a precinct judge's plans for hand count of ballots.

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.

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.