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Pennsylvania county explains vote-counting pause, says staff doing administrative work before resuming Friday

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Allegheny County, Pa., officials on Wednesday clarified that officials were not "taking today off" counting mail-in ballots as voters await election results from the battleground state.

New York Times journalist Trip Gabriel on Wednesday tweeted that the county "elections staff is taking today off for 'administrative work' and will not resume count until Friday," citing a quote from Allegheny County councilmember Bethany Hallam and an email from the county.

Gabriel's since-deleted tweet had 17,600 retweets and 22,500 likes. A Pennsylvania federal court ruled that ballots cannot legally be counted until Friday at 5 p.m.

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