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.
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.
NEW: @DrJillStein files Michigan recount request, will be reviewed by Michigan Secretary of State, Bureau of Elections. — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 30, 2016
Receipt of the request was acknowledged by Michigan Secretary of State’s office, according to The Detroit News, which also reported that Stein said “the more than 75,000 blank votes in Michigan’s presidential results were a ‘red flag’ that fueled her desire to seek a statewide hand recount of 4.8 million ballots.”
“Stein’s campaign handed the Michigan Secretary of State a check for $973,250 on Wednesday,” Local 4’s digital outlet Click on Detroit reported. “The campaign said it intends to pay all fees associated with the recount in Michigan and is currently recruiting volunteers to observe the hand recounts that are likely to take place in 19 sites, representing all 83 counties across the state. Those interested can sign up and get more information at www.Jill2016.com/recountMI.”
Republicans are not pleased and raised concerns about the taxpayers having to fund part of the recount. The Michigan Republican Party had already been trying to recruit volunteers for the recount ahead of Stein’s filing.
Republicans feel they must have volunteers for this recount, yet at the same time express that there’s no credible reason for it. Nonetheless, Jill Stein has filed for it and a recount will be happening in Michigan.
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