Trump's victory in Wisconsin affirmed following recount
Canadian Press
3 hrs ago
© Ben Brewer/REUTERS Ballots from the 2016 U.S. presidential election are
recounted, following a request by the Green Party, in Madison, Wisc., on
Dec. 2, 2016.
Republican Donald Trump's victory in Wisconsin was reaffirmed Monday
following a recount that showed him defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton by
more than 22,000 votes.
Wisconsin finalized its recount on the same day that a federal judge issued
a stinging rejection of a Green Party-backed request to recount paper
ballots in Pennsylvania's presidential election and scan some counties'
election systems for signs of hacking.
Green Party candidate Jill Stein successfully requested, and paid for, the
Wisconsin recount while her attempts for similar statewide recounts in
Pennsylvania and Michigan were blocked by the courts. Stein only got about 1
percent of the vote in each of the states that Trump narrowly won on his way
to the White House. She argued, without evidence, that voting machines in
all three states were susceptible to hacking.
The numbers barely budged in Wisconsin after nearly 3 million votes were
recounted. Trump picked up a net 162 votes and still won by more than 22,000
votes. The final results changed just 0.06 percent.
In Pennsylvania, U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond said there were at least
six grounds that required him to reject the Green Party's lawsuit, which had
been opposed by Trump, the Pennsylvania Republican Party and the
Pennsylvania attorney general's office.
Suspicion of a hacked Pennsylvania election "borders on the irrational"
while granting the Green Party's recount bid could "ensure that no
Pennsylvania vote counts" given Tuesday's federal deadline to certify the
vote for the Electoral College, wrote Diamond, an appointee of former
President George W. Bush, a Republican.
"Most importantly, there is no credible evidence that any 'hack' occurred,
and compelling evidence that Pennsylvania's voting system was not in any way
compromised," Diamond wrote. He also said the lawsuit suffered from a lack
of standing, potentially the lack of federal jurisdiction and an
"unexplained, highly prejudicial" wait before filing last week's lawsuit,
four weeks after the Nov. 8 election.
The decision was the Green Party's latest roadblock in Pennsylvania after
hitting numerous walls in county and state courts. Green Party-backed
lawyers argue that it was possible that computer hackers changed the
election outcome and that Pennsylvania's heavy use of paperless machines
makes it a prime target. Stein also contended that Pennsylvania has erected
unconstitutional barriers to voters seeking a recount.
A lawyer for the Green Party said Monday they were disappointed and unable
to immediately say whether they would appeal.
"But one thing is clear," said the lawyer, Ilann Maazel. "The Pennsylvania
election system is not fair to voters and voters don't know if their votes
counted, and that's a very large problem."
In Pennsylvania, Trump beat Clinton in Pennsylvania by about 44,000 votes
out of 6 million cast.
A federal judge halted Michigan's recount last week after three days. Trump
won Michigan by fewer than 11,000 votes out of nearly 4.8 million votes
cast.
___
Associated Press writer Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin, contributed to
this report.
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