Trump wins Michigan by 10704 votes, awarded 16 electoral votes

Stein has insisted that her efforts were not to support the Clinton campaign, but to “ensure the integrity of our elections”, as stated on her website. Trump’s margin of victory in each state was slim, while Clinton won the popular vote by over 2 million votes, according to one tracker.

Stein’s attorney, Larry Otter, said the move to force a statewide recount is “unprecedented” in Pennsylvania and he hopes the petition will move through the courts quickly.

More than 30 counties told the Elections Commission they planned to do a hand recount whether it is ordered by a judge or not.

In a video posted on Sunday, Stein said she will start a voter-initiated recount in Pennsylvania, a process she described as as “especially complicated”. The commission will certify the recount results the following day.

A group of top aides that includes Elias and former campaign chairman John Podesta has listened when credible observers come forth with theories or reason to question the results – such as the call with a cadre of academics that eventually led to Stein’s push.

Green party candidate Jill Stein is pushing forward with her petitions for a recount in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and MI – three battleground states which helped decide the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

Even with major administration decisions looming, Trump seems preoccupied by the prospect of a recount. He has also claimed “millions voted illegally” across the United States without providing evidence.

Today is the deadline to challenge Pennsylvania’s presidential election results, which Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has been raising money to do here and in two other states.

Instead, the commission Monday voted to allow local election clerks to determine the method they would use for a recount.

Texas doesn’t require its presidential electors to vote in accordance with the state’s presidential election results. Election officials estimate the effort will cost up to $1 million. Independent candidate Rocky De La Fuente has also asked for a recount.

Under federal law, the recount must be done by December 13. “But it’s the voters who benefit by standing up and saying we deserve a voting system that is secure in which we know our votes are being counted and our votes are being respected”.

Recounts could go forward in both, but in Pennsylvania it is particularly hard.

Jill Stein-Green Party presidential candidate, low-key election spoiler, and the unlikely person making this month very interesting-has filed for a recount in Pennsylvania.

Under federal law, the recount must be done by December 13.

Later Trump tweeting: “In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally”. States that miss those deadlines risk not having their electoral votes counted.

The AP’s vote-counting operations in California, Virginia and New Hampshire used locally hired workers to gather vote totals from local jurisdictions. Voters fill out a ballot and feed it into the machine, which then electronically records the vote. “We must recount the votes so we can build trust in our election system”, Stein said in a statement. Her campaign spokeswoman didn’t respond to messages Monday inquiring about whether the campaign would go to a judge.

Could the recount change the outcome of the election? .

In what states are the recounts being requested? . Unofficial vote tallies show Trump won in MI by less than 12,000 votes, Wisconsin by less than 30,000 and Pennsylvania by less than 70,000.

Democratic Secretary of State Pedro Cortes said there was no evidence of voting irregularities or cyberattacks on Pennsylvania’s voting machines, 96 percent of which record votes electronically and leave no paper trail.

Over the weekend, Hillary Clinton’s campaign joined the recount effort. Clinton’s campaign is supporting the Wisconsin recount.