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Several Pennsylvania counties had planned to delay vote counting well in advance of the election.
Cumberland County, Penn., – one of seven counties in the state to delay vote counting – says that due to COVID protocols, mail in ballots could not be counted “safely.”
“Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State said she was disappointed some county officials were waiting, especially because it is creating a delay in local results.
But Cumberland County leaders said with all of the COVID changes, there simply wasn’t enough space or resources to start counting safely on Election Day.”
Several counties had planned to delay vote counting well in advance of the election.
Commissioner Gary Eichelberger said in a statement on October 28th that the delayed count,
“…affords county officials the ability to concentrate on the smooth operation of our polling places and to ensure that appropriate COVID-19 precautions are in place at all polling locations for the safety of our residents and poll workers”.
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