Posted on 12/01/2016 1:04:44 PM PST by Darren McCarty
Trump Campaign Files Objection to Multi-Million Dollar Taxpayer-Funded 1% Recount
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 1, 2016 – Michigan Republican Chairman Ronna Romney McDaniel blasted the Stein campaign, citing the objection filed with the Board of Canvassers challenging the ridiculous petition for recount which will cost taxpayers millions of dollars but not change the outcome of the election to anything different than Donald Trump winning Michigan and Jill Stein coming in fourth place by a margin of more than 2.2 million votes.
“Jill Stein’s 1% temper tantrum cannot go unchecked,” said Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ronna Romney McDaniel. “Stein is not an aggrieved candidate, she cannot possibly win, and she is putting the participation of every single Michigan voter in jeopardy, for no reason, at an exorbitant cost to the Michigan taxpayers.”
The objection, filed by attorneys representing the Michigan Republican Party and the Trump campaign, noted that Michigan law requires a candidate to be “aggrieved” to be able to file for a recount, and cites Stein cannot claim to be an aggrieved candidate as she came 4th place with only 1.07% of the vote. The objection argues that because Stein hasn’t cited an injury to redress, and she cannot possibly win, Stein is not an aggrieved candidate.
The objection also cites Michigan statute, case law, and precedence including a transcript from a November 2006 Board of Canvassers meeting where the Director of Elections, Chris Thomas, rejected on behalf of the Board of Canvassers a recount petition submitted by Green Party Candidate Lynn Meadows. Thomas reported the Board rejected the petition because, the candidate did not challenge the vote in “enough precincts to actually affect the outcome of the election.” Board of State Canvassers Hearing Transcript, November 27, 2006, pp. 1-2.
Meadows ran for Michigan Secretary of State against incumbent Terri Lynn Land in the November 2006 election. Meadows received 70,218 votes (1.89%) to Land’s 2,089,864 (56.15%) which would have required Meadows to receive an additional 2,019,646 votes in a recount. Stein’s margin to recover is larger. Stein only received 51,463 (1.07%) to Trump’s 2,279,543 (47.5%), requiring Stein to gain 2,228,080 in a recount effort.
The objection cites rulings on the aggrieved issue from other jurisdictions as well.
The objection also claims that Stein waited until “minutes before the deadline, making a recount impossible under state and federal guidelines” despite being able to file much earlier. The objection states Stein is calling for the longer hand recount to ensure a recount would not be finished by the required federal and state deadline of December 13.
The objection also states that Stein’s recount petition was not validly notarized, and therefore, is invalid. Stein’s petition was notarized in Massachusetts and left out critical requirements. Per Michigan law, the flaw in the notarization should cause the recount petition to be rejected.
The Board of Canvassers will address the complaint tomorrow at their scheduled meeting.
Michiganders looking to get involved should visit migop.org/recount.
Good. No good reason indeed.
Michigan is crawling with Romney kin.
One of them started that big brouhaha about trying to get Married with Children yanked off the air twenty-five years ago.
No one who gets 1% of the vote should be allowed to apply for a recount.
I just saw on the news that they are using volunteers to do this manual recount. Who says they are going to be honest.
That is as close to saying “get the f... outta this court you dumb b.... .” as you will get.
Ex sister-in-law. She used to have a radio show here.
Nothing. Although there are a few of us on FR who have volunteered. They are not getting many people yet.
Collusion between candidates.
Disenfranchisement of Michigan voters.
Unjustified new tax burden on citizenry.
They need to make signs and organize a protest and get on the news, get in their face. Ruth Johnson(R) is SoS, CUSTOMER SERVICE 888-767-6424
http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-13162-25634—,00.html
Ronna Romney McDaniel is the GOOD Romney!!!!
Besides all her valid objections, Michigan already did a recount!!!
And Jill Stein’s own Green Party associates—AND Hillary—are deserting her and her cracked recount in droves.
Only Soros is sticking with her! “With friends like that, who needs enemies?”
WJR radio had Jill on this morning. She claims she is “doing this for the people, so we can trust our system”. They asked her if 10% of the count was done and things didn’t change would she call it off. Her answer was “No”.
And these idiots think we support them.....
Wasn’t Mitt’s dad, George, governor of Michigan back in the 60s? I remember being at the Ionia Fair with my grandfather, and he went up and talked to George, called him “governor”, but seemed to know him.
yes Dad (George) was governor of Michigan. He ran against Nixon in the Pres. Rep Primary.
Will be VERY amusing if the improper notarization is the reason Stein’s recount gets tossed.
Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Lisa wins the Little Miss Springfield Pageant, and then when she takes on Big Tobacco sponsor Laramie Cigarettes, they disqualify her when they find on her contest application where it instructed “Do not write in this space” Homer had written in “OK”.
They should order her to fly to Michigan to properly sign her petition—and _then_ reject it—and tell her we don’t want to see your face in our state ever again!
Article with copy of Trump’s objections: http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/01/objection-presidential-recount-expected-filed-today/94730850/
Stein’s statement on the objections: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CynvDvwWEAAcQaj.jpg
There are two Ronnas. One is Mitt’s ex sister-in-law. The other is Ronna Romney McDaniel is the daughter of the above.
I believe she may be a cousin of the popular Mitt.
Sorry, not a cousin
George W. Romney was governor from 1963 to 1969.
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