Fayette County Judge Nancy Vernon on Wednesday ordered the county election board to determine the proper number of votes cast for candidates in the special election in the 12th Congressional District and to determine if some votes were duplicated with paper ballots.
The board must file a report on its final determination with the judge.
Vernon's order followed an emergency meeting convened after Tuesday's primary, after it was learned that more than 90 voters using paper ballots early in the day at one North Union precinct were erroneously given two ballots to cast in the special election among Democrat Mark Critz, Republican Tim Burns and Libertarian Demo Agoris to fill the remainder of the late John Murtha's term.
Burns conceded victory to Critz on Tuesday night.
Election bureau Solicitor Sheryl Heid said the mistake was discovered after a first-time judge of elections at the North Union VFW passed out Democratic, Republ...
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