By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-pennsylvania-officials-give-election-update-as-vote-counting-continues Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, election officials give update on ballot counting Politics Updated on Nov 5, 2020 1:57 PM EDT — Published on Nov 5, 2020 10:04 AM EDT Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald says the counting of thousands of mail-in ballots will begin on Friday. Watch the news conference in the player above. Fitzgerald said approximately 35,000 ballots will be looked at, with 29,000 ordered by federal court to “not be handled or processed until five o’clock on Friday.” He said another 6,800 ballots that have been damaged will be counted early on Frday. The state still had hundreds of thousands of ballots left to count as Democrat Joe Biden and President Donald Trump fought to the end for the White House. Trump’s campaign said it was moving to intervene in existing Supreme Court litigation over counting mail-in ballots there. More election coverage: Without a winner, Trump falsely claims victory while Biden urges patience Explore the live election map Follow all of our live 2020 election updates. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald says the counting of thousands of mail-in ballots will begin on Friday. Watch the news conference in the player above. Fitzgerald said approximately 35,000 ballots will be looked at, with 29,000 ordered by federal court to “not be handled or processed until five o’clock on Friday.” He said another 6,800 ballots that have been damaged will be counted early on Frday. The state still had hundreds of thousands of ballots left to count as Democrat Joe Biden and President Donald Trump fought to the end for the White House. Trump’s campaign said it was moving to intervene in existing Supreme Court litigation over counting mail-in ballots there. More election coverage: Without a winner, Trump falsely claims victory while Biden urges patience Explore the live election map Follow all of our live 2020 election updates. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now