Judge Orders Michigan
Recount to Begin Monday
The lawsuit was one of three court actions filed Friday after State Board of Canvassers allowed recount to go forward in 2-2 deadlock vote.
Updated. DETROIT, MI — U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith ruled
around midnight that the recount of Michigan's votes in the Nov. 8,
2016, presidential election must begin by noon Monday. Goldsmith
held a rare hearing on Sunday on a lawsuit filed by Green Party candidate
Jill Stein to speed up the recount of votes.
Two other court actions have been filed to stop the recount, which the
State Board of Canvassers said on Friday could go forward. The board
rejected a request from Secretary of State Ruth Johnson to recount the
ballots using an optical scan, rather than hand-count the state's
nearly 4.8 million ballots.
State Board of Canvassers said on Friday could go forward. The board
rejected a request from Secretary of State Ruth Johnson to recount the
ballots using an optical scan, rather than hand-count the state's
nearly 4.8 million ballots.
Recount advocates have said an optical scan would repeat errors,
if there were any, and that a hand-reocunt is the only way to ensure
the integrity of the election in Michigan and two other swing states —
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — where the Green Party candidate is
seeking recounts.
if there were any, and that a hand-reocunt is the only way to ensure
the integrity of the election in Michigan and two other swing states —
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — where the Green Party candidate is
seeking recounts.
On Friday, Stein challenged the two-business-day waiting period that
would delay the recount until Wednesday morning. The lawsuit
named the State Board of Canvassers and Michigan Director of
Elections Chris Thomas as defendants.
would delay the recount until Wednesday morning. The lawsuit
named the State Board of Canvassers and Michigan Director of
Elections Chris Thomas as defendants.
Stein claimed she was “aggrieved on account of fraud or mistake” in
the counting of the ballots, but did not offer specific evidence of how
she was harmed in the election, which the first count said President-
elect Donald Trump defeated Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton
by 10,704 votes.
the counting of the ballots, but did not offer specific evidence of how
she was harmed in the election, which the first count said President-
elect Donald Trump defeated Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton
by 10,704 votes.
Mark Brewer, Stein’s attorney in Michigan, told The Detroit News the
request for a recount doesn’t require Stein to prove wrongdoing or that
she was harmed.
request for a recount doesn’t require Stein to prove wrongdoing or that
she was harmed.
Stein’s Friday lawsuit was the third court action that day in the
contentious fight over recounts. Trump, who previously had claimed
boldly claimed on Twitter that millions of people voted illegally in the
election, said in his own lawsuit that Stein is not an “aggrieved”
party, and therefore lacked the standing to request the recount.
contentious fight over recounts. Trump, who previously had claimed
boldly claimed on Twitter that millions of people voted illegally in the
election, said in his own lawsuit that Stein is not an “aggrieved”
party, and therefore lacked the standing to request the recount.
That was the same argument Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette
raised Friday in a petition seeking a Michigan Supreme Court ruling
to halt the recount. A hearing on Schuette's request is scheduled for
Tuesday.
Depending on what happens in those lawsuits, the recount could begin
Wednesday morning, or perhaps as early as Tuesday evening, the
Detroit Free Press reported.
raised Friday in a petition seeking a Michigan Supreme Court ruling
to halt the recount. A hearing on Schuette's request is scheduled for
Tuesday.
Depending on what happens in those lawsuits, the recount could begin
Wednesday morning, or perhaps as early as Tuesday evening, the
Detroit Free Press reported.
Here are the biggest stories from around the U.S. to start your day.
The State Board of Canvassers deadlocked, 2-2, along party lines
Friday on Trump’s objection to the lawsuit.
Stein requested the recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
after a prominent group of election attorneys and computer scientists,
including University of Michigan computer science professor J. Alex
Halderman, claimed to have uncovered “persuasive evidence” that
the election results in the three battleground states could have been
hacked.
Friday on Trump’s objection to the lawsuit.
Stein requested the recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
after a prominent group of election attorneys and computer scientists,
including University of Michigan computer science professor J. Alex
Halderman, claimed to have uncovered “persuasive evidence” that
the election results in the three battleground states could have been
hacked.
Stein told Fox News Sunday that 75,000 ballots, mostly concentrated
in Detroit, showed no vote for president, which she said is “sky
high compared to all other past elections.”
in Detroit, showed no vote for president, which she said is “sky
high compared to all other past elections.”
“That's 75,000 votes which may very well be machine error or human
error. That is about seven times the margin of difference in Michigan.
So these results could, in fact, change the outcome, but we don't know
that until we actually examine the evidence. That means a hand
recount of the ballots,” Stein said.
error. That is about seven times the margin of difference in Michigan.
So these results could, in fact, change the outcome, but we don't know
that until we actually examine the evidence. That means a hand
recount of the ballots,” Stein said.
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- Could Fight Recount
- Jill Stein Plans Court Action to Force Hand Recount of Wisconsin
- Ballots
- Pennsylvania Recount Petition Filed; Election Called ‘Illegal’
- Hillary Clinton Campaign Will Participate in Wisconsin Recount
- Wisconsin Recount: Jill Stein Raises $3.5M to Cover Costs
- Jill Stein Won't Appeal After Judge Rejects Hand-Count of
- Wisconsin Votes
- Jill Stein Officially Asks for Michigan Presidential Vote Recount
- Donald Trump, Jill Stein File Lawsuits on Michigan Recount
In Pennsylvania, the Stein campaign said late Saturday it had dropped
its case in state courts
its case in state courts
Judge Orders Michigan
Recount to Begin Monday
The lawsuit was one of three court actions filed Friday after State
Board of Canvassers allowed recount to go forward in 2-2 deadlock
vote.
Updated. DETROIT, MI — U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith ruled around midnight that the recount of Michigan's votes in the Nov. 8, 2016, presidential election must begin by noon Monday. Goldsmith held a rare hearing on Sunday on a lawsuit filed by Green Party candidate Jill Stein to speed up the recount of votes.
Two other court actions have been filed to stop the recount, which the State Board of Canvassers said on Friday could go forward. The board rejected a request from Secretary of State Ruth Johnson to recount
the ballots using an optical scan, rather than hand-count
the state's nearly 4.8 million ballots.
the ballots using an optical scan, rather than hand-count
the state's nearly 4.8 million ballots.
Recount advocates have said an optical scan would repeat
errors, if there were any, and that a hand-reocunt is the only
way to ensure the integrity of the election in Michigan and
two other swing states — Wisconsin and Pennsylvania —
where the Green Party candidate is seeking recounts.
errors, if there were any, and that a hand-reocunt is the only
way to ensure the integrity of the election in Michigan and
two other swing states — Wisconsin and Pennsylvania —
where the Green Party candidate is seeking recounts.
On Friday, Stein challenged the two-business-day waiting
period that would delay the recount until Wednesday
morning. The lawsuit named the State Board of Canvassers
and Michigan Director of Elections Chris Thomas as
defendants.
period that would delay the recount until Wednesday
morning. The lawsuit named the State Board of Canvassers
and Michigan Director of Elections Chris Thomas as
defendants.
Stein claimed she was “aggrieved on account of fraud or
mistake” in the counting of the ballots, but did not offer
specific evidence of how she was harmed in the election,
which the first count said President-elect Donald Trump
defeated Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton by 10,704
votes.
mistake” in the counting of the ballots, but did not offer
specific evidence of how she was harmed in the election,
which the first count said President-elect Donald Trump
defeated Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton by 10,704
votes.
Mark Brewer, Stein’s attorney in Michigan, told The Detroit
News the request for a recount doesn’t require Stein to prove
wrongdoing or that she was harmed.
News the request for a recount doesn’t require Stein to prove
wrongdoing or that she was harmed.
Stein’s Friday lawsuit was the third court action that day in
the contentious fight over recounts. Trump, who previously
had claimed boldly claimed on Twitter that millions of people
voted illegally in the election, said in his own lawsuit that
Stein is not an “aggrieved” party, and therefore lacked the
standing to request the recount.
the contentious fight over recounts. Trump, who previously
had claimed boldly claimed on Twitter that millions of people
voted illegally in the election, said in his own lawsuit that
Stein is not an “aggrieved” party, and therefore lacked the
standing to request the recount.
That was the same argument Michigan Attorney General
Bill Schuette raised Friday in a petition seeking a Michigan
Supreme Court ruling to halt the recount. A hearing on
Schuette's request is scheduled for Tuesday.
Depending on what happens in those lawsuits, the recount
could begin Wednesday morning, or perhaps as early as
Tuesday evening, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Bill Schuette raised Friday in a petition seeking a Michigan
Supreme Court ruling to halt the recount. A hearing on
Schuette's request is scheduled for Tuesday.
Depending on what happens in those lawsuits, the recount
could begin Wednesday morning, or perhaps as early as
Tuesday evening, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Here are the biggest stories from around the U.S. to start your day.
The State Board of Canvassers deadlocked, 2-2, along
party lines Friday on Trump’s objection to the lawsuit.
Stein requested the recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania after a prominent group of election attorneys
and computer scientists, including University of Michigan
computer science professor J. Alex Halderman, claimed to
have uncovered “persuasive evidence” that the election
results in the three battleground states could have been hacked.
party lines Friday on Trump’s objection to the lawsuit.
Stein requested the recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania after a prominent group of election attorneys
and computer scientists, including University of Michigan
computer science professor J. Alex Halderman, claimed to
have uncovered “persuasive evidence” that the election
results in the three battleground states could have been hacked.
Stein told Fox News Sunday that 75,000 ballots, mostly
concentrated in Detroit, showed no vote for president,
which she said is “sky high compared to all other past
elections.”
concentrated in Detroit, showed no vote for president,
which she said is “sky high compared to all other past
elections.”
“That's 75,000 votes which may very well be machine
error or human error. That is about seven times the margin
of difference in Michigan. So these results could, in fact,
change the outcome, but we don't know that until we actually
examine the evidence. That means a hand recount of the
ballots,” Stein said.
error or human error. That is about seven times the margin
of difference in Michigan. So these results could, in fact,
change the outcome, but we don't know that until we actually
examine the evidence. That means a hand recount of the
ballots,” Stein said.
More Patch Coverage on Recounts
- Swing-State Hacking Fears Fuel Talk of Recounts
- It's Official: Donald Trump Wins Michigan; President-
- Elect Could Fight Recount
- Jill Stein Plans Court Action to Force Hand Recount of
- Wisconsin Ballots
- Pennsylvania Recount Petition Filed; Election Called
- ‘Illegal’
- Hillary Clinton Campaign Will Participate in Wisconsin
- Recount
- Wisconsin Recount: Jill Stein Raises $3.5M to Cover
- Costs
- Jill Stein Won't Appeal After Judge Rejects Hand-Count
- of Wisconsin Votes
- Jill Stein Officially Asks for Michigan Presidential Vote
- Recount
- Donald Trump, Jill Stein File Lawsuits on Michigan
- Recount
In Pennsylvania, the Stein campaign said late Saturday it
had dropped its case in state courts and will instead petition
federal courts to order a statewide recount, Fox News reported.
had dropped its case in state courts and will instead petition
federal courts to order a statewide recount, Fox News reported.
“Make no mistake — the Stein campaign will continue to fight
for a statewide recount in Pennsylvania,” recount campaign
lawyer Jonathan Abady said in a statement. “We are
committed to this fight to protect the civil and voting rights
of all Americans.”
for a statewide recount in Pennsylvania,” recount campaign
lawyer Jonathan Abady said in a statement. “We are
committed to this fight to protect the civil and voting rights
of all Americans.”
The recount is ongoing in Wisconsin after a judge rejected an
effort by Trump supporters to stop the state’s ongoing
presidential vote recount.
effort by Trump supporters to stop the state’s ongoing
presidential vote recount.
The parties are up against a steep deadline. The Electoral
College is scheduled to meet Dec. 19.
College is scheduled to meet Dec. 19.
“Make no mistake — the Stein campaign will continue to fight for a
statewide recount in Pennsylvania,” recount campaign lawyer Jonathan
Abady said in a statement. “We are committed to this fight to protect
the civil and voting rights of all Americans.”
statewide recount in Pennsylvania,” recount campaign lawyer Jonathan
Abady said in a statement. “We are committed to this fight to protect
the civil and voting rights of all Americans.”
The recount is ongoing in Wisconsin after a judge rejected an effort by
Trump supporters to stop the state’s ongoing presidential vote recount.
Trump supporters to stop the state’s ongoing presidential vote recount.
The parties are up against a steep deadline. The Electoral College is
scheduled to meet Dec. 19.
scheduled to meet Dec. 19.
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