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Source for Photo: FILE – Allegheny County workers scan mail-in and absentee ballots at the Allegheny County Election Division Elections warehouse in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. A federal appeals court must decide if Pennsylvania voters who put the wrong date on the envelope containing their mail-in ballots should have their votes thrown out. The case argued Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Philadelphia could be significant in this year’s presidential contest. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) The retallying of votes for the United States Senate race in Pennsylvania between Democrat Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick in Allegheny County begin today, and some voters may have chosen to ignore this election entirely. Allegheny County Elections Manager David Voye confirms that the number of people that did not vote for a candidate to occupy the Senate position was over nine thousand, while several other elections in the state, including the state treasurer, state attorney general, and state auditor general were also avoided. According to Voye, one hundred and ninety-four people were disqualified as a result of the decision on Monday of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determining ballots with incorrect dates will not be included to determine an election winner. Different machines to scan the ballots will be used, while close to one hundred workers in Allegheny County will be sworn in before the upcoming United States Senate vote recount.