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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKey States Could Be Headed Toward Recounts. Here Are the Rules.
But such thin marginsif they holdcould leave room for the Trump campaign to request a recount, something he may well do given his baseless charges of widespread voter fraud. On a Wednesday call with reporters, Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien said Wisconsin was in recount territory. Biden campaign manager Jen OMalley Dillon countered on her own press call. We are going to win Wisconsin, recount or no recount, she said.
Michigan
An automatic recount begins in Michigan if the margin separating the candidates is 2,000 votes or less. Otherwise, candidates can request a full or partial recount of the states votes if, in the words of Michigan election law, the candidate is aggrieved on account of fraud or mistake in the canvass of the votes. Those grievances need not be specific: If evidence of wrongdoing is not available to the requesting candidate, then he is only required to allege fraud or a mistake in the petition without further specification. A recount must be requested within 48 hours of the vote canvass, and the deadline to complete the recount is 30 days after it begins. The requesting candidate pays for the recount and is refunded if the recount turns the election in their favor.
Nevada
In Nevada, a candidate can request a recount for any reason, regardless of the margin separating the candidates. Requests for a recount must be made within three business days following the states vote canvass and must be completed within 10 days of the request. The requesting candidate must pay for the recount, though the money is refunded if the recount changes the outcome of the election. Candidates can only request a full recount, not a partial one.
Wisconsin
Candidates can request a full or partial vote recount in Wisconsin if the margin separating the candidates is 1 percent or less. In presidential contests, the request must be made by 5 p.m. on the first business day following the vote canvass. The candidate requesting the recount must pay for it if the margin is greater than 0.25 percent of the total vote, though the money is refunded if the recount changes the election outcome. If a recount request is granted, the recount must be completed within 13 days. Wisconsin implemented stricter recount rules in the wake of the 2016 election, after Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who had no chance of winning, requested a recount that changed the outcome by just 163 votes, in Trumps favor.
https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/11/key-states-could-be-headed-toward-recounts-here-are-the-rules/
Michigan
An automatic recount begins in Michigan if the margin separating the candidates is 2,000 votes or less. Otherwise, candidates can request a full or partial recount of the states votes if, in the words of Michigan election law, the candidate is aggrieved on account of fraud or mistake in the canvass of the votes. Those grievances need not be specific: If evidence of wrongdoing is not available to the requesting candidate, then he is only required to allege fraud or a mistake in the petition without further specification. A recount must be requested within 48 hours of the vote canvass, and the deadline to complete the recount is 30 days after it begins. The requesting candidate pays for the recount and is refunded if the recount turns the election in their favor.
Nevada
In Nevada, a candidate can request a recount for any reason, regardless of the margin separating the candidates. Requests for a recount must be made within three business days following the states vote canvass and must be completed within 10 days of the request. The requesting candidate must pay for the recount, though the money is refunded if the recount changes the outcome of the election. Candidates can only request a full recount, not a partial one.
Wisconsin
Candidates can request a full or partial vote recount in Wisconsin if the margin separating the candidates is 1 percent or less. In presidential contests, the request must be made by 5 p.m. on the first business day following the vote canvass. The candidate requesting the recount must pay for it if the margin is greater than 0.25 percent of the total vote, though the money is refunded if the recount changes the election outcome. If a recount request is granted, the recount must be completed within 13 days. Wisconsin implemented stricter recount rules in the wake of the 2016 election, after Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who had no chance of winning, requested a recount that changed the outcome by just 163 votes, in Trumps favor.
https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/11/key-states-could-be-headed-toward-recounts-here-are-the-rules/
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Key States Could Be Headed Toward Recounts. Here Are the Rules. (Original Post)
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Nov 2020
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From what I read of the law it appears a check has to accompany the petition
Major Nikon
Nov 2020
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FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)1. Does anyone think that MF45 would actually pay?
Much less pay up front???
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)2. From what I read of the law it appears a check has to accompany the petition
It doesn't cost much so doubtful they wouldn't pay it.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)3. Pfffft
No.
Polybius
(15,407 posts)6. He won't
But the Republican Party will pay.
Alex4Martinez
(2,193 posts)4. Thank you for this useful information.
We might not know the final outcome for days or even weeks.
Yikes!
BComplex
(8,050 posts)5. As long as they count by hand, that's fine. But I want a complete audit of any
recount. No black boxes counting votes.