A new chief judge of Buncombe County’s district court was appointed to take over for Chief Judge J. Calvin Hill, who announced his retirement in 2023.

A Pennsylvania judge shut down an election official’s effort to hand count ballots in his district Tuesday, as courts are weighing in on the ballot-counting process in the presidential election, with a slew of rulings expected as the votes are tallied—particularly in battleground states.

A Washington Township Judge of Elections, Vincent Manetta, announced his intention to undertake an unauthorized hand audit of ballots cast for presidential candidates in his polling place.

Fayette County sheriff’s deputies will be on call in Fayette County to escort election officials responsible for taking ballots to the courthouse in Uniontown after polls close tonight. Common Pleas C