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Westmoreland County to break election ties on Wednesday, results to be certified Friday

Rich Cholodofsky
Rich Cholodofsky
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Rich Cholodofsky | Tribune-Review
Nancy Peters of Jeannette was the lone candidate who appeared in person at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in November to break ties from that month’s election. Peters was one of 30 people who received one write-in vote in the race for Jeannette controller. She drew No. 21 and did not win the seat, but now serves as city controller.

Westmoreland County election officials on Wednesday will break ties in the more than 300 deadlocked races in the May primary.

The tie-breaking process will begin at 10 a.m. at the courthouse and be conducted through a random casting of lots. Candidates in each of the tied races will select numbered pills to determine winners.

Officials said races for 177 races with 1,064 candidates seeking seats on the Westmoreland County Republican Committee were deadlocked.

For a seat the Westmoreland County Democratic Committee, there were 157 races, involving 615 candidates, that ended in ties.

Both will be decided Wednesday.

Elections officials said those races involved write-in candidates.

The county elections board scheduled a special meeting on Friday, June 10 to certify results in those races.

Rich Cholodofsky is a TribLive reporter covering Westmoreland County government, politics and courts. He can be reached at rcholodofsky@triblive.com.

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