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Judge rejects Stein's request for hand recount (Judge explains)
JS Online ^ | 11-29-16 | Jason Stein

Posted on 11/30/2016 9:20:52 AM PST by bigbob

Green Party candidate Jill Stein paid $3.5 million Tuesday to clear the way for Wisconsin's presidential vote recount but had a judge reject her lawsuit to require all Wisconsin counties to do the recount by hand.

Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn said the effort to force the hand recount — which was backed by Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign — did not meet the state’s legal standard for prohibiting the use of machines in the recount, saying that the two campaigns did not show a hand recount, though more thorough, was necessary or show there was a clear and convincing evidence of fraud or other problems.

Bailey-Rihn said there were good reasons to do a hand recount but no legal basis for her to mandate it.

"I follow the law. That's who I am despite my personal opinions," said Bailey-Rihn, who was elected to the bench last spring. "It's (the counties’) decision. It's their discretion. I may disagree with it … but I must follow the law."

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: baileyrihn; recount; stein; wirecount
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To: bigbob

she was getting rid of a case that was going to be appealed regardless of her ruling.


41 posted on 11/30/2016 12:49:48 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: mlo

Doubtful, but a boy can dream, can’t he?


42 posted on 11/30/2016 2:33:17 PM PST by Rockitz (This is NOT rocket science - Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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