Michigan presidential recount? Here's what we know

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | 12/28/16 | Kathleen Gray

[randita]

The Michigan Board of Canvassers certified the Nov. 8 election results on Monday, affirming that Republican Donald Trump won the presidential race in the state with a 10,704-vote margin of victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Here's what else we know:

Jill Stein, Green Party candidate for president, is expected to file a request for a recount of the election results by a 2 p.m. Wednesday deadline, said her attorney, Mark Brewer, former chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party.

The campaign of Donald Trump has hired two Michigan-based election lawyers — Gary Gordon and John Pirich — to represent them in any recount proceedings. They could file a challenge to the recount request within seven days after the request is filed.

If a recount request is made, a recount will begin Friday in the 19 largest counties in the state and will continue throughout the weekend. Smaller counties will be next, and the ballots will be counted in a central location in those initial 19 areas. If the recount goes on uninterrupted, it could be done by Dec. 9 or 10, said state officials.

If a challenge to a recount is filed, the recount will be paused while the Board of Canvassers resolves the challenge.

[Fido969]

Stalling to keep the electors out of the electoral college.

[OttawaFreeper]

It is such an absurd thing, since not one but two manual recounts were done already. I’m sure that something like that will be brought up in court.

[stylin19a]

If Trump waits til the last minute to file a RECOUNT PETITION OBJECTION in Michigan, it looks like he could run out the clock in the recount.

RECOUNT PETITION OBJECTIONS: On or before 4:00 p.m. of the seventh day after the original recount petition is filed, an opposing candidate may submit objections to the recount request to the Board of County Canvassers. The objections must be set forth in writing. A hearing is conducted by the Board to consider the objections. A ruling on the objections is issued by the Board within five days after the conduct of the hearing. If the objections are overturned by the Board, the recount can commence after the second business day following the issuance of the Board’s decision. (MCL 168.868)"

Let's assume Stein files on the last day - 11/30/2016 Trump has 7 days to file the objection. The Board has to meet for a hearing.(How long ?) The board has to rule within 5 days of the hearing. The recount starts 2 business days after the board decides ok.

They'll never finish a hand recount in time for 12/13/2016 (6 days needed before the 12/19/2016 electoral vote) and Michigan will not want to "not have" electors appointed.

[SatinDoll]

It doesn’t matter except to the voters of Michigan. With Wisconsin out of the way and Pennsylvania not allowing a recount, Trump wins the electoral college.

After Trump is sworn in as President, he should arrest Soros and send him off to Russia.

[apillar]

They'll never finish a hand recount in time for 12/13/2016 (6 days needed before the 12/19/2016 electoral vote) and Michigan will not want to "not have" electors appointed.

I think (not an election lawyer by any means)that the original Board of Canvassers certification stands regardless of a recount. So even in the extremely unlikely event that a recount overturned the election result. Stein/Hillary or whoever would still have to take the new results to court, have the original certification vacated and the new numbers certified. And all this would have to be completed before December 13th or the original certification would be the one that applies to the electoral college.

[meatloaf]

That should be immediate. Trade Soros for Snowden.

[sanjuanbob]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ gQ1D_1A9ds4?rel=0

[faithhopecharity]

All of SorozNazi’s filthy lucre needs to be put into a Compensation Fund before he’s shipping off to Russia, France, Maylaysia, or anywhere else that has an arrest warrant out for him

to try to compensate the millions of people he’s hurt AND to keep his kidz from getting any of the $$ (SorozNazi has his kids all lined up and trained to CONTINUE his evil spending)

[kiltie65]

“After Trump is sworn in as P{resident,he should arrest Soros and send him off to Russia.”

Amen to that.

[Genoa]

It doesn't matter period. The winner only has to have a bare majority of electoral votes cast. For example, the Confederate states didn't show up for the election of 1864, and Lincoln still won with a majority of the ones that did. If states are tied up in litigation and don't vote, they lose their voice, but the process goes on uninterrupted.

[Extra-Ordinary Objectives]

My hope is that the recount movement is a blessing: Could it draw attention to the need for better voting methods, cleaning voter rolls, photo IDs and removal of “hackable Soros” voting machines?

[Genoa]

Trump and Pence will have to remodel the federal judiciary and get us to the point where voting with no ID is no longer considered a basic human right.

[LouisianaJoanof Arc]

I agree. Hope you have better luck than me when I mention this fact. I got a bashing.....

It is a clock game.....

[DarthVader]

This request can be denied.

[LS]

Already dealt with this. Exclude MI, Trump wins. Exclude WI, PA, MI, Trump wins. There is NO scenario under which Trump loses.

[Verginius Rufus]

Lincoln won in 1860 with 180 electoral votes. He had 212 electoral votes in 1864, so even if the Southern states had participated in the election, he would have won. McClellan got 21 votes.

[stylin19a]

not sure why you got bashed.

for the last 2 years, you go after Trump, he hits back twice as hard on all things big or small.

yet his response to all this is almost muffled.

Trump must think it will come to no avail...but history has proven not to trust the RATs.

[stylin19a]

heck,that’s even better.

[Genoa]

All right. WOULD have won. Same point. :-)