Jill Stein Raises Millions for Recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania
Published on
Thursday, November 24, 2016
by
Common Dreams
Jill Stein Raises Millions for Recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania
'We deserve elections we can trust,' Stein said
by
Nadia Prupis, staff writer
"After a divisive and painful presidential race...many Americans are
wondering if our election results are reliable," Stein said. (Photo: AP)
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein on Wednesday called for a ballot
recount in Wisconsin, Michigan, and and Pennsylvania, and apparently took
less than a day to raise more than her campaign's initial goal of $2
million.
"After a divisive and painful presidential race, in which foreign agents
hacked into party databases, private email servers, and voter databases in
certain states, many Americans are wondering if our election results are
reliable," Stein said in a statement. "That's why the unexpected results of
the election and reported anomalies need to be investigated before the 2016
presidential election is certified. We deserve elections we can trust."
In total, the campaign raised $2.5 million in time to reach Wisconsin's
filing deadline of November 25 and fee of $1.1 million. The extra funds are
enough to pay for Pennsylvania's filing fee, and part of Michigan's.
The total cost is estimated at $6-7 million, accounting for attorneys' fees
and recount observers, Stein's campaign said.
The Boston Globe writes:
Recount rules vary by state, but generally states only cover costs for
automatic recounts, or ones triggered when election results are within a
specified, close margin.
Otherwise, the candidate or party that petitions the recount must first pay
a deposit toward the cost of conducting the recount, according to the
National Conference of State Legislatures.
The deposit is refunded if the recount reverses the election results. If
not, the petitioner has to pay for most of the costs associated with the
recount.
Stein's effort comes after a group of activists told New York magazine that
Hillary Clinton-who lost the presidency despite winning the popular
vote-should call for a recount in those three battleground states, alleging
foreign hacking.
Her campaign manager, David Cobb, told the Globe, "The reason that we're
doing this is that we do not have confidence in the integrity of election
results themselves," adding that unused funds would go toward "election
integrity efforts."
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Jill Stein Raises Millions for Recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania
Published on
Thursday, November 24, 2016
by
Common Dreams
Jill Stein Raises Millions for Recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania
'We deserve elections we can trust,' Stein said
by
Nadia Prupis, staff writer
. 52 Comments
.
. "After a divisive and painful presidential race...many Americans are
wondering if our election results are reliable," Stein said. (Photo: AP)
. Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein on Wednesday called for
a ballot recount in Wisconsin, Michigan, and and Pennsylvania, and
apparently took less than a day to raise more than her campaign's initial
goal of $2 million.
. "After a divisive and painful presidential race, in which foreign
agents hacked into party databases, private email servers, and voter
databases in certain states, many Americans are wondering if our election
results are reliable," Stein said in a statement. "That's why the unexpected
results of the election and reported anomalies need to be investigated
before the 2016 presidential election is certified. We deserve elections we
can trust."
. In total, the campaign raised $2.5 million in time to reach
Wisconsin's filing deadline of November 25 and fee of $1.1 million. The
extra funds are enough to pay for Pennsylvania's filing fee, and part of
Michigan's.
. The total cost is estimated at $6-7 million, accounting for
attorneys' fees and recount observers, Stein's campaign said.
The Boston Globe writes:
Recount rules vary by state, but generally states only cover costs for
automatic recounts, or ones triggered when election results are within a
specified, close margin.
Otherwise, the candidate or party that petitions the recount must first pay
a deposit toward the cost of conducting the recount, according to the
National Conference of State Legislatures.
The deposit is refunded if the recount reverses the election results. If
not, the petitioner has to pay for most of the costs associated with the
recount.
Stein's effort comes after a group of activists told New York magazine that
Hillary Clinton-who lost the presidency despite winning the popular
vote-should call for a recount in those three battleground states, alleging
foreign hacking.
Her campaign manager, David Cobb, told the Globe, "The reason that we're
doing this is that we do not have confidence in the integrity of election
results themselves," adding that unused funds would go toward "election
integrity efforts."
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License