Jill Stein files for recount in Pennsylvania

[JonLP24]

Source: Business Insider

Green Party nominee Jill Stein is filing requests in Pennsylvania to start a recount of votes in the presidential election, Politico reported on Monday.

Recount requests were filed in more than 100 precincts in the state, Politico said, citing the Stein campaign.

The move comes three days after Stein initiated a recount in Wisconsin, a process former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign agreed to participate in. Stein has also pledged to file for a recount in Michigan.

Donald Trump narrowly won all three states over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, clinching Trump his Election-Day victory. Trump won Pennsylvania by a margin of about 71,000 votes out of more than 6 million cast.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/r-green-partys-stein-files-in-pennsylvania-for-recount-in-presidential-vote-politico-2016-11

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Sorry if dupe, I looked and couldn't see this posted

[bravenak]

1. Donald is going to cry cry cry

[Mika]

2. Pennsylvania State Department says Stein missed recount deadline

Pennsylvania State Department says Stein missed recount deadline

"According to Wanda Murren, spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of State," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday, "the deadline for a voter-initiated recount was Monday, Nov. 21."

more ..
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/pennsylvania-state-department-says-stein-missed-recount-deadline/article/2608305

[pnwmom]

4. That was for a voter-initiated recount. The lawsuit deadline was today.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Despite-successful-fundraising-effort-recount-of-Pennsylvania-remains-difficult.html

Legal papers filed in Commonwealth Court by a lawyer for Stein’s campaign contend the Nov. 8 election was “illegal” and the results inaccurate based on research suggesting there might have been irregularities with electronic voting machines, among other evidence.

“Petitioners have grave concerns about the integrity of electronic voting machines used in their districts,” the suit stated.

[texasmomof3]

5. only the voter initiated part. She can still file in court

to claim the election was illegal but she has to meet the burden of proof.

[LisaL]

8. It seems like it would be nearly impossible for her to show.

[JonLP24]

6. That's interesting, I can find a whole bunch that say this

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Despite-successful-fundraising-effort-recount-of-Pennsylvania-remains-difficult.html?mobi=true

I'll have to check tomorrow to see what's true.

[spooky3]

10. Please stop posting articles from the Examiner, a right wing source.

Thanks.

[pnwmom]

3. There are 9163 precinct in the state. 100 precincts is a drop in the bucket.

Philadelphia alone has 1600.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Despite-successful-fundraising-effort-recount-of-Pennsylvania-remains-difficult.html

According to the Department of State, there were 9,163 voting precincts in Pennsylvania during the 2016 election. So Stein would need over 27,000 voters to file notarized affidavits, but it's unclear if that avenue is even still available.

According to Wanda Murren, spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of State, the deadline under the law for a voter-initiated recount at the county level had been Monday, Nov. 21. Many counties missed it but nearly half have already certified their results, precluding recounts there. That makes a lawsuit the only remaining option for initiating a statewide recount.

[LisaL]

7. Sounds like the deadline was missed anyway for citizens to file for recount.

[pnwmom]

9. So she's announcing that she filed a week late for 100 precincts

out of more than 9600.

Impressive.

[anamandujano]

11. She may have had guidance on which precincts to go after from Palast and others.

I'm impressed.

[pnwmom]

12. No, she went after the precincts where she could find 3 volunteers to fill out the

necessary affidavits. She's been requesting volunteers on Facebook and Twitter.

I'm not impressed. She should have been requesting volunteers to do the affidavits on the same page where she was requesting money -- the need was just as important.

Hillary is behind by 80,000 votes or so in Pennsylvania. There is no way that 100 precincts (out of 9600) will yield 80,000 additional votes.

[anamandujano]

13. I suspect in those 100 they will find a good deal of evidence and may be able to get

a court order to proceed further. I heard his "lead" was 68K not 80K.

In the state where the founding fathers signed our Constitution, it is all important to confirm absolutely that the vote is on the up and up.