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WI: Election Recount Procedures
Wisconsin Elections Commission ^ | 11/14/2016 | Wisconsin Elections Commission

Posted on 11/26/2016 12:46:43 PM PST by PJBankard

Wisconsin Recount Manual



Introduction

Elections are often decided by a few votes. In many cases they are decided by one or two votes out of the several hundred or even several thousand votes that are cast. An election may even end in a tie vote. These circumstances encourage a candidate, typically the one who loses the election, to have all the ballots counted again to assure all legal votes are counted properly, any illegal votes are not counted, and the proper procedures for conducting the election were followed by the election officials.

The process of counting the ballots again is known as a recount. There is no automatic recount. The procedures for requesting and conducting a recount are spelled out in the election laws. A recount is the exclusive remedy to test in court the right of a candidate to hold office based on the number of votes cast at an election.

This manual explains the statutory requirements for requesting a recount, attempts to explain ambiguity in those statutes, expands on the statutory requirements with recommended procedures for conducting a recount, and contains sample forms for use during the recount.

This information is prepared by the Wisconsin Elections Commission pursuant to the requirements of Wis. Stat. §9.01(10). If you have any questions about the recount process, please contact the Commission staff through any of the methods below:

Phone: 608-261-2028
Toll Free: 866-VOTE-WIS
Fax: 608-267-0500
Email: elections@wi.gov


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016recount; 2016wirecount; hillary; hillaryrecount; recount; soros; sorosrecount; stein; steinrecount; trump; wi; wi2016; wisconsin
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To: GilGil

Perhaps ms Stein will fade into the background with her $7 mil and Hillary’s lawyers will carry on with the recount.


41 posted on 11/26/2016 1:42:54 PM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is..." - Milton)
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To: PJBankard

Trump should start his victory tour in WI right away, just to tick off Jillary.


42 posted on 11/26/2016 1:43:08 PM PST by GnuThere
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To: scooby321

Michigan is not paperless. I read that PA is, though. Michigan uses optical scanners which are paper.


43 posted on 11/26/2016 1:45:09 PM PST by madison10 (Almost disenfranchised Michigander.)
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To: Hattie

I believe for the first time that we have a candidate who is smart enough and shrewd enough to not only anticipate this but to be 5 steps ahead of it AND has the balls to to do something about it. GWB got lucky with the SCOTUS. He was still playing nice. Trump is well aware of all of this. He has people. He has a will.


44 posted on 11/26/2016 1:46:39 PM PST by katielou828
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To: alloysteel

Silly me. I thought the biggest reason Wisconsin was picked for a recount was that Trump won with a narrow margin, and yesterday was the deadline to file for a recount. LOL.


45 posted on 11/26/2016 1:49:26 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: headstamp 2

This hysteria is getting old.

Team Trump not worried at all about this. I suggest some of you take a chill pill.


46 posted on 11/26/2016 1:50:30 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Red Steel
Either way, they are not going to find 22K votes - much less 27K.

For that, they would need to find well over 100,000 "new" ballots, assuming a best-case scenario 60-40 split for Crooked Hillary.

47 posted on 11/26/2016 1:51:29 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: PIF

No, the enemy should never misunderstimate us. They lost once already doing that.


48 posted on 11/26/2016 1:51:46 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS
This hysteria is getting old. Team Trump not worried at all about this. I suggest some of you take a chill pill.

I trust your judgement, Larry.

49 posted on 11/26/2016 1:52:07 PM PST by Lazamataz (TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!! TRUMP WINS!!!!)
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To: max americana

Exactly. Thank you.


50 posted on 11/26/2016 1:52:24 PM PST by CommieCutter ("Trump is god emperor and he will win." -- some hacker)
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To: patro
Trump won. Period. No shrieking or wailing will reverse this.

No but lawyers and judges can. And then come the guns.

51 posted on 11/26/2016 1:53:06 PM PST by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: PJBankard
This seems to be an elaborate scam to move $$$$ from point A to point B. At the end of the day, the individual at Point B keeps the cash.

There may be several service providers in the middle taking a cut on the deal....snakey lawyers.

My bet is that someone or several parties are getting serviced with the $$$$ moving around.

52 posted on 11/26/2016 1:53:30 PM PST by ptsal
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To: HarleyLady27

No. No one is even suggesting looking at other states, cept me. I told Team Trump they should recount MN and NH.


53 posted on 11/26/2016 1:53:35 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: scooby321
Anyone seen Huma or Anthony in the past few days?
54 posted on 11/26/2016 1:54:58 PM PST by ptsal
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To: PJBankard

Amazing how many people spout off without even reading the law, isn’t it?

As for me, I didn’t read it cuz 3 hours ago Team Trump told me “We’re on it. Wisconsin is locked.”


55 posted on 11/26/2016 1:57:21 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: alloysteel

I agree. If they can change the result in Wisconsin they can open the floodgate to delegitimize the whole thing. Wisconsin was their best shot at doing that.


56 posted on 11/26/2016 1:58:14 PM PST by Fu-fu2
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To: ptsal

Check motel rooms for guests who have been paid well in advance and have not been seen outside for several days. Also check isolated parts of conservation areas in and around the DC area, similar to Ft. Marcy park.


57 posted on 11/26/2016 1:59:58 PM PST by alloysteel (Je suis deplorable.)
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To: HarleyLady27

Very interesting take on the matter. Thanks for posting.


58 posted on 11/26/2016 2:00:12 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the differen)
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To: LS
I didn't say anything about that...I was talking about another way to look at this ridiculous thing...
59 posted on 11/26/2016 2:03:59 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: PJBankard
They aren’t going to magically find some 20k+ ballots to swing it in Clintoons favor.

Al Franken photo:  alfranken.gif

Did someone say, "magically find"?

60 posted on 11/26/2016 2:04:08 PM PST by dragonblustar
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