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Related: About this forumConstitutional Lawyer: It's an "Outrage" That Judge Halted Michigan Presidential Election Recount
https://www.democracynow.org/2016/12/8/constitutional_lawyer_its_an_outrage_that75,000 "blank" votes that will never be counted and ALL OF THEM FROM DEMOCRATIC AREAS! With only a 10k difference in the vote.
In Wisconsin they're using the same machines from election night, we needed a handcount. Some of the machines are only electronic and they have been proven to be vulnerable.
** VIDEO AT LINK
On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered Michigans Board of Elections to stop the states electoral recount. U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith said he would abide by a court ruling that found that former Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein could not seek a recount. Goldsmith concluded, "A recount as an audit of the election has never been endorsed by any court." Stein has pledged to continue to push for a recount. Michigan is one of three battleground states where Stein had demanded a recount. The other two states are Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. President-elect Donald Trump narrowly defeated Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton in all three states. For more, were joined by John Bonifaz, attorney and political activist specializing in constitutional law and voting rights. He was one of a group of leading election lawyers and computer scientists calling for a recount in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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Constitutional Lawyer: It's an "Outrage" That Judge Halted Michigan Presidential Election Recount (Original Post)
flamingdem
Dec 2016
OP
Has the recount shown significant differences in counties with machine recounts vs. hand recounts?
Jose Garcia
Dec 2016
#3
As I recall, write-in votes don't count in MI unless the candidate is pre-registered as a write-in
TwilightZone
Dec 2016
#4
CurtEastPoint
(19,179 posts)1. This judge is an Obama appointee.
forthemiddle
(1,434 posts)2. Just a clarification
In Wisconsin, 59 out of 72 counties actually are doing full hand recounts.
Jose Garcia
(2,848 posts)3. Has the recount shown significant differences in counties with machine recounts vs. hand recounts?
That would certainly be a tell that something is up.
TwilightZone
(28,833 posts)4. As I recall, write-in votes don't count in MI unless the candidate is pre-registered as a write-in
candidate. Some - or many - of those 75k from Dem areas could be write-ins for invalid candidates, like Bernie Sanders.