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NCTraveler

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2. 12/13/2016

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:30 AM

Jul 2018

Stein’s campaign is planning to reach out to each of its 161,000 donors and ask them to vote on which “non-partisan election reform and voting rights organizations” will receive the leftover money. The campaign did not immediately release a list of possible organizations, but said it will do so “in the coming weeks” when it begins surveying donors.

Under FEC law, money raised into a recount account can only be used for recount-related expenses -- and a campaign must reach out to donors to either refund their excess donations or ask them whether the funds can be used for another purpose. Based on Tuesday’s announcement, it sounds like Stein’s campaign is looking to go the route of repurposing the funds.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jill-stein-announces-plans-for-leftover-recount-money/

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Jill Stein's Recount Cash Pays for Her Russia Legal Defense [View all] oberliner Jul 2018 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author still_one Jul 2018 #1

I was one of those suckers. I voted Hillary, but was desperate & disbelieving of the "election" & AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2018 #7

A lot of people were duped, and I know my comment is harsh, but after 2000 it should have been still_one Jul 2018 #9

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe even the Hillary campaign gave money to the recount - we were AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2018 #11

I know she or her campaign expressed sympathies toward it, but I cannot comment if the actual still_one Jul 2018 #12

No don't delete - It was a cloudy, dark time after a Russian attack - They installed their puppet AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2018 #13

I already deleted, and there is no need to throw salt on a wound that we are all going through right still_one Jul 2018 #18

To the recount or to Jill Stein for using for the recount? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #14

It was all self interest on her behalf. I hope she's held accountable. side note - go Rosenstein AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2018 #15

I never saw that Hillary paid money into it. I think she asked for her people pnwmom Jul 2018 #17

That was my recollection at the time, she had no problem with the recount, but no hard money was still_one Jul 2018 #19

12/13/2016 NCTraveler Jul 2018 #2

Who could not have seen this coming? oberliner Jul 2018 #5

Even a lot of people who contributed understood it was a screw job. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #8

I remember your comments then reflecting your skepticism still_one Jul 2018 #10

That's not at all surprising. MineralMan Jul 2018 #3

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Jul 2018 #4

Seemed obvious at the time oberliner Jul 2018 #6

Thanks for posting this, oberliner! nt pnwmom Jul 2018 #16