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https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-wisconsin-elections-dcb7da95578fc7289122c6d372575a9bWisconsin officials: Trump observers obstructing recount
By MICHAEL TARM
MILWAUKEE (AP) Election officials in Wisconsins largest county accused observers for President Donald Trump on Saturday of seeking to obstruct a recount of the presidential results, in some instances by objecting to every ballot tabulators pulled to count.
Trump requested the recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties, both heavily liberal, in hopes of undoing Democrat Joe Bidens victory by about 20,600 votes. With no precedent for a recount reversing such a large margin, Trumps strategy is widely seen as aimed at an eventual court challenge, part of a push in key states to undo his election loss.
A steady stream of Republican complaints in Milwaukee was putting the recount far behind schedule, county clerk George Christenson said. He said many Trump observers were breaking rules by constantly interrupting vote counters with questions and comments.
Tim Posnanski, a county election commissioner, told his fellow commissioners there appeared to be two Trump representatives at some tables where tabulators were counting ballots, violating rules that call for one observer from each campaign per table. Posnanski said some Trump representatives seemed to be posing as independents.
At one recount table, a Trump observer objected to every ballot that tabulators pulled from a bag simply because they were folded, election officials told the panel.
Posnanski called it prima facie evidence of bad faith by the Trump campaign. He added later: I want to know what is going on and why there continues to be obstruction.
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Much thanks to whoever alerted on that post. I was a little shocked to be attacked for
Marie Marie
Nov 2020
#21
I don't know what the poster said or what happened but I didn't find your post offensive.
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#47
That's crazy. I don't understand - if they're late, they should just miss out.
crickets
Nov 2020
#51
From what I gather, if the recount does not finish in time because of this, the original count will
sunonmars
Nov 2020
#33
My guess is that they are trying to make the process as odious as possible.
BobTheSubgenius
Nov 2020
#42