The numbers for the provisional ballots in Pennsylvania are finally available, more than a month after the Nov. 2 election.

In Pennsylvania, according to a recently released Knight Ridder survey, about one-third of the 53,698 provisional ballots cast in the state were fully counted, while 12 percent were only partially counted.

Nearly half the provisional ballots -- about 26,092 ballots -- were counted in one manner or another, either fully or partially, according to the survey of elections officials.

Wanda Hockenberry, Centre County elections office assistant director, said partially counted ballots only count the votes for statewide candidates and the president, while fully counted ballots count the votes for all races.

She said that out of 790 provisional ballots cast in Centre County, 370 were fully counted and 25 were partially counted.

"A lot of them were not registered in Centre County, they were registered in other counties or not registered at all," she said.

Andrea Di Mango was one of 145 students who voted by provisional ballot, and her vote ended up not counting.

"I was told it wouldn't count before I checked," she said.

Di Mango (senior-journalism) is from New York and had tried to register in Centre County, but never received her registration papers after mailing them.

Even though she didn't expect her provisional ballot to count, she wanted to cast a vote on Election Day.

Larry Frankel, American Civil Liberties Union spokesman, said he wonders why so many provisional ballots weren't counted and said he heard a lot of complaints about people who said they did everything they were supposed to do.

"One of the reasons why the provisional ballots may have not been validated is because the paperwork was not processed in time," he said. "It's not that people did anything wrong, and we wonder if that may be a reason why many weren't counted."

Hockenberry said there are three legislative districts in Centre County, and that was a reason why some ballots weren't fully counted.

"In most of the ballots that were partially counted, the voter was in the wrong legislative district," she said.

Individuals in Centre County who voted by provisional ballot can now confirm if their vote was counted, partially counted or rejected by checking www.votespa.com or calling 1-877-VOTES-PA.

Voters must provide the identification number found on the receipt of their provisional ballot.

The Board of Elections Office finished validating the provisional ballots two weeks after the election, but there was a problem uploading the information on the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electorals, Hockenberry said.

Even though her vote didn't count, Di Mango said provisional ballots are a positive thing.

"If Pennsylvania would have been the Ohio in this case I would have been more adamant," she said. "It's a good idea -- if the situation was like it was in 2000 it would have been a good solution, but it didn't help me at all."

Earlier this week, Ohio certified that Bush won Ohio by 119,000 votes.

"I am disappointed because of the way things work," Di Mango said. "I did everything I should have done and I still couldn't be a part of it."