Pennsylvania

State Summary Signed into law in 1980, Pennsylvania's audit law provides for all items on the ballot to be audited, but the audit results are not binding on official results and cannot lead to a full recount. Notes:  Pennsylvania has 67 counties. Of those, 16 counties use optical scanners which provide the necessary paper trail for an audit. The remaining counties do not conduct audits at this time. The website hosting Pennsylvania's Statutes does not allow for us to link to individual statutes or sections. All statutes cited below can be found in Title 25, “Elections and Electoral Districts,” Chapter 14, “Election Code,” which can be accessed here: http://government.westlaw.com/linkedslice/default.asp?SP=pac-1000.