Recount would have to move quickly (WI)

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ^ | 11/25/16 | Patrick Marley and Bill Glauber

[randita]

Wisconsin could be at risk of missing a Dec. 13 deadline to certify its 10 electoral votes if clerks can't complete an expected recount by then.

Hitting the 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 — who received just 1% of the vote in Wisconsin — has promised to file for a recount by Friday's 5 p.m. deadline in Wisconsin. She is also planning to ask for recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania, which have deadlines next week.

A federal "safe harbor" law requires states to complete presidential recounts within 35 days of the election to ensure their electoral votes are counted. This year, that's Dec. 13.

Stein is making her move for a recount as liberals raised fears about hacked voting machines. Election officials say they are unaware of any problem with Wisconsin's vote tally.

Republican Donald Trump edged out Democrat Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin, becoming the first GOP presidential candidate to win Wisconsin since 1984. Clinton lost by some 27,000 votes out of nearly 3 million cast.

Wisconsin law allows any candidate to seek a recount. The candidate has to pay if he or she lost by more than 0.25%.

Stein's campaign says it has raised more than $5 million this week for its recount efforts and estimates the Wisconsin recount will cost $1.1 million.

Meanwhile, independent candidate Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente said he formally asked for a recount on Friday. State election officials said they had not yet received the request from De La Fuente, who got 1,500 votes in the Nov. 8 election.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Of course they would participate. Some of them were undoubtedly behind this effort in the first place.

Let us prepare for actual, true irregularities. Having grubby Democrat mitts in the recount all but assures there will be hanky-panky in places like Milwaukee and Madistan, if there weren’t plans for it already.

[Bigg Red]

Excellent points.