Investigation Begins Into Chester County Election Day Errors: The Latest

WEST CHESTER, PA — Election officials in Chester County still do not know what led to the error involving missing third party voter information on Election Day Tuesday, and a formal investigation is now underway.

However, "the more detailed and comprehensive phase of the investigation" will not take place until after all election results have been reviewed and certified, meaning it may be some time before voters have answers.

"The purpose of the review is to answer exactly that (who is responsible)," a spokesperson for the county said in a statement. "Our goal is to understand what happened and why, identify any points of failure, and take corrective action to make sure that Chester County voters are never again affected by such an issue."

Polling books at all Chester County voting locations on Election Day were impacted by the issue. Libertarian, Green Party, and Independent voters had to cast provisional ballots.

All told, more than 12,100 voters across the county cast provisional ballots.

Voters can track the status of their provisional ballots online here.

Polling places remained open until 10 p.m. Tuesday night, two hours later than the 8 p.m. statewide closing time, due to the error. Some results were delayed into the late evening.

The county will begin the ballot review process and official computation of votes on Friday, starting at around 8:30 a.m. and continuing for about 12 hours each day. That process is open to the public. It will occur on 313 W. Market Street in West Chester, on the fifth floor.