PHILADELPHIA _ A federal judge in Philadelphia will rule Monday on the Green Party-backed petition for a Pennsylvania recount, leaving just one day before the state needs to certify its presidential vote total for the Electoral College.
Judge Paul Diamond signaled his plan after a Friday afternoon hearing in which supporters of Green Party nominee Jill Stein pushed their bid for a recount, citing concerns about the integrity of Pennsylvania's voting system and the technology it uses.
State Republicans and lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump have derided the initiative as a waste of time and resources.
At Friday's hearing, an expert for the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office told the judge that hacking the state's voting machines is as likely as "androids from outer space living among us."
