Court hearing set for Sunday in Michigan vote recount
Source: USA Today
DETROIT — A hearing is expected Sunday in U.S. District Court to decide when a recount of Michigan presidential election ballots can begin.
Green Party candidate Jill Stein filed suit against state election officials in federal court in Detroit late Friday, the latest in a raft of lawsuits over her request for a recount of Michigan's presidential election vote.
Barring a court injunction, the hand recount of about 4.8 million Michigan ballots is likely to begin Wednesday, though it is possible it could get under way late Tuesday, state Director of Elections Chris Thomas said Friday.
Thomas made that determination after the Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 on President-elect Donald Trump's objections to Stein's request for a recount — meaning the recount proceeds. Thomas said that under state election law, officials must wait two business days after ruling on Trump's protest before starting the recount.
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