A state judge has ordered that 23,000 ballots be hand-recounted in the race for the Pennsylvania House’s 156th District, according to this AP report. Democrat Barbara McIlvaine Smith leads Republican Shannon Royer by 23 votes, which would give Democrats a 102-101 majority. This time, it’s Democrats complaining that Republicans are unnecessarily prolonging the process, arguing that the hand recount, expected to take about two weeks,”will deprive the voters of the 156th District the opportunity to participate in the selection of the speaker.” Democrats had suggested a machine recount, which would have taken about three days.