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Michigan presidential recount? Here's what we know
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^
| 12/28/16
| Kathleen Gray
Posted on 11/29/2016 11:18:08 AM PST by randita
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:18:08 AM PST
by
randita
To: randita
Stalling to keep the electors out of the electoral college.
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:20:27 AM PST
by
Fido969
To: randita
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.
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:24:53 AM PST
by
OttawaFreeper
("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
To: randita
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 Boards 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.
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:25:18 AM PST
by
stylin19a
(obama = Fredo smart)
To: Fido969
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.
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:26:04 AM PST
by
SatinDoll
(A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF TWO USA CITIZENS)
To: stylin19a
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.
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:31:32 AM PST
by
apillar
To: SatinDoll
That should be immediate. Trade Soros for Snowden.
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:31:51 AM PST
by
meatloaf
(I am still one irritated Vet.)
To: randita
To: SatinDoll
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)
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:32:28 AM PST
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero. $500for an appraisal of gen on)
To: SatinDoll
“After Trump is sworn in as P{resident,he should arrest Soros and send him off to Russia.”
Amen to that.
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:39:42 AM PST
by
kiltie65
To: SatinDoll; Fido969
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.
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:41:37 AM PST
by
Genoa
(Luke 12:2)
To: randita
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?
To: Extra-Ordinary Objectives
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.
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posted on
11/29/2016 11:45:09 AM PST
by
Genoa
(Luke 12:2)
To: stylin19a
I agree. Hope you have better luck than me when I mention this fact. I got a bashing.....
It is a clock game.....
To: randita
This request can be denied.
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posted on
11/29/2016 12:02:02 PM PST
by
DarthVader
("These lying tyrants are about to get hit with a tsunami of destruction on their evil reign." Gaffer)
To: Fido969
Already dealt with this. Exclude MI, Trump wins. Exclude WI, PA, MI, Trump wins. There is NO scenario under which Trump loses.
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posted on
11/29/2016 12:02:38 PM PST
by
LS
("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
To: Genoa
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.
To: LouisianaJoanof Arc
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.
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posted on
11/29/2016 12:23:25 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(obama = Fredo smart)
To: apillar
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posted on
11/29/2016 12:24:08 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(obama = Fredo smart)
To: Verginius Rufus
All right. WOULD have won. Same point. :-)
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posted on
11/29/2016 12:24:13 PM PST
by
Genoa
(Luke 12:2)
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