Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano had gone to the White House last Wednesday shortly after a four-hour-plus public meeting that Mastriano helped host in Gettysburg—maskless—to discuss efforts to overturn president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
“They have failed to allege that even a single mail-in ballot was fraudulently cast or counted,” one judge wrote.
Trump's lawyers vowed to appeal to the US Supreme Court.
It is unclear how the judge can hold up certification.
The Pennsylvania Department of State certified the results Tuesday morning, and Gov. Tom Wolf sent the certification to the national archives.
Monday was the deadline for county officials to report election results to the state. Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar must then tabulate, compute and canvass votes for all races.
The Trump campaign is asking for an expedited appeal hearing, in an attempt to overturn a lower court ruling before the state certifies election results.
Judge Matthew Brann ruled that state officials can certify election results that currently show Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes.
Gov. Tom Wolf will approve it, his office said.
The mail-in ballots could make a difference in the 45th state Senate District race, where incumbent Democrat Jim Brewster and Republican Nicole Ziccarelli are separated by a few thousand votes.
