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.

The Fayette County Common Pleas Court is being asked by the county elections director to put halt to 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 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,