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IN TilE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA
CIVIL DIVISION - LAW
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ELECTION MATTER
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AND NOW this 8th day of November, 1995, having reviewed the
IN RE: PETITION OF THE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD
OF ELECTIONS TO OPEN
BALLOT BOXES IN FIVE
PRECINCTS
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within PETITION OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO
OPEN BALLOT BOXES IN FIVE PRECINCTS, it is ordered and directed
that the County Board of Elections open the ballot boxes and
recheck the tabulation of votes in Lower Mifflin Township, East
Pennsboro Township - Upper Precinct, Shippensburg East Ward,
Silver spring Township - First Precinct North, and Southampton
Township, LoWer Precinct,
It is further ordered that this Order shall be executed as
soon as possible by the Director of Elections and a County
employee representative of each major political party and at
least one County employee who is non-partisan, under the same
circumstances and procedures as the ballot boxes were opened, the
votes counted, and sealed on election night.
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other precincts stored on that disk were precinct number 21,
East pennsboro Township - Upper Precinct; precinct number 65,
Shippensburg East Ward, precinct number 70, silver Spring
Township - First Precinct North; and precinct number 70,
Southampton, Lower Precinct.
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The law requires the Board of Elections to reflect an
accurate computation of votes cast, Therefore the Board of
Elections feels a recheck of the aforesaid five precincts should
be made in order to verify the accuracy of the results of the
affected disk.
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On election night, the votes were tabulated by the Board of
Elections and other County staff with representation from both
major political parties and others.
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The Board of Elections desires to recheck the five affected
precincts by opening the ballot boxes and immediately
retabulating those ballots.
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The retabulation will take place in the presence of a County
employee representing both major political parties and another
County employee who is registered as non-partisan.
WHRRRrORI, the Cumberland County Board of Elections prays
the Court to enter an Order authorizing and directing the Board
of Elect.ions to immediately open the affected ballot boxes and