After the polls close: how and when Westmoreland County counts the Nov. 3 vote

The Westmoreland County Board of Elections has posted public notices laying out how the count works for the Tuesday, November 3, 2026 General Election. All of it happens in the Commissioners Public Meeting Room at the Westmoreland County Courthouse, 2 North Main Street, Greensburg (county News Flash notices).

The schedule

• Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7:00 am: Pre-canvassing of absentee and mail-in ballots begins. Anyone observing or taking part may not disclose any results before the polls close.
• Tuesday, Nov. 3, after polls close: Canvassing of absentee and mail-in ballots begins and continues until it's finished.
• Friday, Nov. 6, 9:00 am: The official computation and canvassing of returns begins, and the county Provisional Board convenes for the 2026 General Election.

One authorized representative of each candidate and one representative from each political party may stay in the room during pre-canvassing and canvassing, per the notices. The Election Board also has regular meetings scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 12:00 pm and Monday, Nov. 23 at 4:15 pm in Meeting Room #101 at the courthouse.

Election office hours. The county's extended election-season office hours run through Monday, Nov. 2: 8 am to 7 pm on weekdays, 9 am to 3 pm Saturday and 10 am to 2 pm Sunday. On Election Day the office is open 7 am to 8 pm.

Polling places that moved. The county lists these changes:

• Latrobe Borough 4th Ward: now Tree of Life Assembly of God, 1005 Cedar Street, Latrobe
• Unity Township Marguerite: now Dry Ridge Fire Department, 116 White School Road, Greensburg
• Mount Pleasant Township, Spring Garden: now Polish Falcon Club, 33 Rumbaugh Avenue, Mount Pleasant
• Irwin Borough 3rd and 4th Wards: now First Presbyterian Church of Irwin, 617 Main Street, Irwin
• West Newton 3rd Ward: now Le Grande Banquet Facility, 107 S. 2nd Street, West Newton
• Lower Burrell 3-1: now Trinity United Christian Church, 232 Hillcrest Drive, Lower Burrell
• New Kensington 4-2: now Valley Jr-Sr High School, Auxiliary Gym, 703 Stevenson Boulevard, New Kensington
• Monessen 3-3: now St. Paul Lutheran's Church, 1323 Grand Blvd., Monessen
• Monessen 3-4: now Resonate Yoga, Reiki & Wellness Center, 1295 Grand Blvd #103, Monessen
• Monessen 4-3: now The Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, 44 Pennsylvania Blvd., Monessen

You can look up your own polling place and sample ballot on the county's Polling Places and Ballots page. For voting hours and mail ballot rules, see our earlier Election Day guide.