Daily News | Hearing set for David McCormick’s hand recount request in GOP Senate primary against Mehmet Oz
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has scheduled a hearing on GOP Senate candidate David McCormick’s lawsuit seeking a hand recount of ballots in 12 Pennsylvania counties.
The state’s automatic recount — triggered by state law because the top two candidates are separated by less than 0.5% of the vote — began Friday and, under state law, must be completed by noon Tuesday. Counties have until Wednesday, June 8, to submit their official results to the state, and the results are published shortly thereafter.
The counties include Allegheny, Bucks, Centre, Chester, Cumberland, Delaware, Erie, Lancaster, Monroe, Schuylkill, Westmoreland, and York.More counties finish their recounts in Pa. Republican Senate race; effects of Supreme Court order on ballots unclear Discrepancies in public tallies issued before the results are finalized may result from several legitimate causes,Without a specific issue raised, there’s currently no reason to expect a hand recount would drastically shift McCormick’s vote margins.
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