Pennsylvania County Blames Contractor for Discarded Ballots

Mail-in primary election ballots are processed at the Chester County Voter Services office in West Chester, Pa., on May 28, 2020. Matt Rourke/AP Photo

A Pennsylvania county on Friday blamed a contractor for the discarded ballots found by FBI agents this week.

The nine military mail-in ballots were found in a dumpster in Luzerne County, as were four absentee ballot envelopes that were empty, federal officials said.