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riversedge

(69,727 posts)
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:17 PM Nov 2016

Jill Stein campaign files for recount in Michigan

Source: Detroit Free Press



Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press 3:47 p.m. EST November 30, 2016



(Photo: Christopher Dolan, AP)

LANSING, Mich. — The campaign of Green Party candidate Jill Stein filed a request Wednesday for a recount of nearly 4.8 million ballots cast for president in Michigan.

Mark Brewer, the Michigan-based lawyer representing Stein, arrived at around 1:30 p.m. ET at the Board of Elections with several others representing the campaign. He brought along a check for $973,250, which represents the $125 per precinct that Stein must pay for the recount.

"I and the undersigned members of my slate of electors are aggrieved on account of fraud or mistake in the canvass of the votes by the inspectors of election, and/or the returns made by the inspectors and/or by the Board of County Canvassers and/or by the Board of State Canvassers," Stein said in her request. "I request that all of the precincts and absent voter counting board precincts within the state of Michigan be recounted by hand count."

A recount could begin as soon as Friday in the state's largest 19 counties, followed by the smaller counties, with a goal of finishing the statewide recount by Dec. 10.

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Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/30/michigan-recount-request/94679068/

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Jill Stein campaign files for recount in Michigan (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2016 OP
Jill Stein Points To Suspicious Blank Votes While Filing for a Recount in Michigan riversedge Nov 2016 #1
Well, she has made good on her promise to file for recounts in WI, PA and MI Farmgirl1961 Nov 2016 #2
Here in PA, a GOP Commonwealth judge just denied the recount in one of the counties BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #8
All judges in the PA state are elected turbinetree Nov 2016 #12
Why is Clinton being so goddamned passive? I'm so disappointed in her. catbyte Nov 2016 #3
She has moved on Lotusflower70 Nov 2016 #5
She.... machoneman Nov 2016 #6
My personal opinion Quackers Nov 2016 #7
Political capital? do you think she has political ambitions? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2016 #19
Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #10
I feel like it might be caution Saviolo Nov 2016 #11
She didn't lecture him. She just commented on his many threats to not accept the result. anamandujano Dec 2016 #17
Sounds like you guys spend time together. Coyotl Dec 2016 #13
Does anyone know the laws about these recounts, because I don't? C Moon Nov 2016 #4
Recount results supplant the official results and become the final count. Coyotl Dec 2016 #14
Thanks! C Moon Dec 2016 #15
Electors in the electoral college cast their votes on Dec. 19th. tclambert Nov 2016 #9
I think Trump is working on making sure the electors do it his way: C Moon Dec 2016 #16
CNN has always been eating out of his hand. Remember the $3 billion in free air time while anamandujano Dec 2016 #18

riversedge

(69,727 posts)
1. Jill Stein Points To Suspicious Blank Votes While Filing for a Recount in Michigan
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:24 PM
Nov 2016



http://www.politicususa.com/2016/11/30/jill-stein-recount-promise-filing-recount-michigan.html


Jill Stein Points To Suspicious Blank Votes While Filing for a Recount in Michigan

By Sarah Jones on Wed, Nov 30th, 2016 at 3:16 pm

Green Party candidate Jill Stein followed through on her promise by filing for a recount in Michigan Wednesday afternoon, citing a high number of blank votes as the reason.
Jill Stein Points To Suspicious Blank Votes While Filing for a Recount in Michigan

Green Party candidate Jill Stein followed through on her promise by filing for a recount in Michigan Wednesday afternoon, citing a high number of blank votes as the reason....................

Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)
2. Well, she has made good on her promise to file for recounts in WI, PA and MI
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:36 PM
Nov 2016

Does anyone have any updated information on how things are going in Wisconsin?

BumRushDaShow

(127,312 posts)
8. Here in PA, a GOP Commonwealth judge just denied the recount in one of the counties
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 06:19 PM
Nov 2016
Montgomery (bordering my city Philly and I believe the 3rd largest county in PA). They are looking at appeal options but think some of the other counties will have the recounts granted in the state.

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
12. All judges in the PA state are elected
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 08:54 PM
Nov 2016

and if he thinks that he can just deny a recount, then he has failed the state Constitution requirements, by law he has to investigate the charges, if I remember correctly. He is not the law upon himself , he represents the entire district and the entire state

Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts)
5. She has moved on
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 06:05 PM
Nov 2016

I think she doesn't expect any action to change the results. And she may be burnt out as well.

machoneman

(3,952 posts)
6. She....
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 06:09 PM
Nov 2016

may not be at all.

What we don't know is if and to what extent she, her campaign staff, PACS or other backers are doing to help fund the effort. Perhaps they have elected to maintain silence if they are sending cash to support the recount effort. FEC Rules do not preclude another candidate or affiliated group from helping. They only require reporting after the fact as to where donations were spent to ensure nobody buys a yacht or Ferrari.

Quackers

(2,256 posts)
7. My personal opinion
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 06:10 PM
Nov 2016

I don't think the recounts are going to find anything substantial. She doesn't want to put all of her political capital behind this if it doesn't look like it's going to pan out.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,283 posts)
19. Political capital? do you think she has political ambitions?
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 03:49 PM
Dec 2016

She can afford to retire. Why put up with all this nonsense?

Response to catbyte (Reply #3)

Saviolo

(3,270 posts)
11. I feel like it might be caution
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 08:17 PM
Nov 2016

After lecturing Trump during a debate about how horrifying it is that he wouldn't accept the results of the election, she may feel like standing up and asking for a recount would be considered hypocritical. She's in a bit of a catch-22 situation. I wouldn't be surprised if some of Clinton's advisers were aiding Stein's recount efforts behind the scenes so that the DNC and the Clinton campaign would not appear to be involved directly for fear of another media crucifixion.

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)
17. She didn't lecture him. She just commented on his many threats to not accept the result.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 11:24 AM
Dec 2016

Last edited Thu Dec 1, 2016, 12:19 PM - Edit history (1)

I'm guessing he knew there was a fix in place that would upend all the polls so he did his usual table turning. Now they get to talk about her not accepting the steal.

She recently filed for a court order for a hand recount in one of the states, I think Wisconsin. Stein also filed for the same reason. So Hillary put up time and money to essentially back up was was happening. She also asked for volunteers to aid the effort.

I don't think she plans on "moving on" until the people are satisfied that the election was not stolen, or that they can't prove it was.

She is too politically astute to let anyone put her in a Catch-22. They may think they did but her brain is wired to deal with complexity. This situation is nothing to her.

I trust she will see it through as long as she knows we're behind her. The amount of money that has flowed into Stein's coffers shows that we are.

Edit to add this link asking for volunteers for the recount in Michigan:
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/signups/mi-recount-help/

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
13. Sounds like you guys spend time together.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 12:50 AM
Dec 2016

Myself, I don't know what she's been like about this, but filing motions in WI to join the litigation isn't being passive in my book. The Clinton campaign is actively involved in the recount at this point already. Meanwhile, she is a brilliant attorney, so I'll defer to her judgement. What you see may be what's most advisable.

C Moon

(12,188 posts)
4. Does anyone know the laws about these recounts, because I don't?
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 06:03 PM
Nov 2016

Hillary already conceded, so this prob. won't change the results...
I'm hoping we can find the issues, yell them out so everyone knows what happened, and mend them before the next election.
I'm in California, and we have our governor seat up in 2 years. I don't want any GOP cheating going on then.
If we can get the voting system clean, I think we'd control both houses and the President for a long, long time.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
14. Recount results supplant the official results and become the final count.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:01 AM
Dec 2016

Al Franken won the MN recount, he became Senator. End of story for opponent.

We are certainly recounting in the correct states.



However, a rigged election recounts the same if it's a perfect crime. Any election not hand counted paper ballots reported at the precinct is subject to chain of custody trust.

C Moon

(12,188 posts)
16. I think Trump is working on making sure the electors do it his way:
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:17 AM
Dec 2016

the Indiana Carrier bit already has CNN eating out of his hand, and some here on DU as well.

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)
18. CNN has always been eating out of his hand. Remember the $3 billion in free air time while
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 11:28 AM
Dec 2016

Hillary had to pay for ads?

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