Posted on 11/25/2016 3:38:17 PM PST by randita
Wisconsin will begin a historic presidential recount next week and the state could risk losing its ability to have its 10 electoral votes counted if it doesn't meet key deadlines next month.
Hitting a Dec. 13 deadline could be particularly tricky if Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein is able to force the recount to be conducted by hand, Wisconsin's top election official said.
Stein and independent presidential candidate Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente separately filed recount requests late Friday, the last day they were able to do so. Stein received about 30,000 votes and De La Fuente about 1,500 out of 3 million cast.
One or both of them will have to pay for the recount because they lost by more than 0.25%. The cost could top $1 million.
Stein is also planning to ask for recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania, which have deadlines next week. She has raised $5 million for the recounts in recent days — more than she raised during her campaign leading up to the Nov. 8 election.
Wisconsin's recount will likely begin late next week, once the state has tallied a cost estimate and received payment from Stein's campaign, said Michael Haas, administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Recounts will be done by county boards of canvassers, which will likely have to work nights and weekends, Haas said.
The push for a recount came as liberals raised fears about hacked voting machines. Election officials and experts say they are unaware of any problems with Wisconsin's vote tally.
Republican Donald Trump edged out Democrat Hillary Clinton by some 27,000 votes in Wisconsin, becoming the first GOP presidential candidate to win the state since 1984.
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At least the money came from Democrats.
Seems like it would depend on the judge. A liberal would be likely to approve whatever Stein/Soros/Hillary want. A conservative judge, maybe not.
Soros
Thanks! We all need to move on this and defend any underhanded shenanigans Soros and Stein have up their sleeves.
Amen.
Soros has caused enough chaos. Time to put the squeeze on him.
*against any
She’s doing this to help Hillary. There are thousands of new fraudulent Hillary votes sitting in boxes somewhere right now, and they intend to include them in the recount process. In return, Stein will get a substantial sum of money.
It ain’t rocket science - this is the way democrats play. This is the way they’re going to cheat.
No.
Her campaign has to demonstrate provable vote fraud or a pattern of irregularities to force a hand recount.
She just admitted she doesn’t have any proof but knowing liberals, its not the evidence that matters, its the seriousness of the charge.
If its a machine recount, it will get done in time.
If the recount is not complete at the time the constitution requires certification, the state legislature is empowered to assign the electors to whichever candidate they prefer.
Given that both houses of the legislature in all three states are controlled by Republicans, Trump will not be denied any electoral votes by this ploy.
Busted! Jill Stein’s Election Recount Is Being Paid For By a Bot!
http://redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=50879
I think the purpose is to continue to delegitimize both the electoral college and the winner of it.
And to continue to destabilize the US in general by ginning up controversy and discontent.
28,000? Good luck with it.
The House could declare that the 46 EV’s from the 3 states be taken out of the equation. Then Trump would only need 50.1% of 492, which he already has with his 260. Clinton can never “win” the electoral vote this way.
Wouldn’t Obama have to sign that?
Given that both houses of the legislature in all three states are controlled by Republicans, Trump will not be denied any electoral votes by this ploy.
Thank you. I feel a lot better about this now.
To line her pockets
Awesome link !
A bot or thousands of bots in a botnet taking over many pcs even in the USA paid for by George Soros
There is nothing sacred about 270. The Constitution reads “majority of electors voting”. When there were 49 states the number wasn’t 270.
If 10 are removed it’s 535 - 10 = 525. Majority of that is 263.
If re-counts cannot be completed by the date specified for certification by the constitution, then the state legislature is empowered to assign the state's electors to the candidate of their choice.
It’s out of Obama’s hands
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