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Showing Original Post only (View all)Michigan Recount Problems Are Emerging - Thousands of Ballots in Detroit May Remain Uncounted [View all]
In Michigan's Largest Democratic City, Detroit, upwards of 59% of the total votes cast may not be available for a recount with Stein's effort, due to massive errors.
"If only the voting issues would have been fixed in 2009 & 2013 there is a chance Hillary Clinton could have won Michigan. Clinton as a candidate lost Michigan by 10,704 votes. Or likely the amount of precincts not able to be counted by State Law, in Detroit.
Detroit residents voting is not the problem, in the least. Residents of Michigan largest city stand in line each Election Day, as other voters in the State, with an expectation their votes will be counted.
Unfortunately, the latest information from the Detroit News proves beyond a shadow of a doubt, Detroiters have a 59% chance their votes might not be counted at all.
According to the Detroit News, 392 of the City of Detroit's 662 precincts are unavailable for recounted due to ballot numbers not matching poll book data"
Read More Here: http://www.reachoutjobsearch.com/2016/12/thousands-of-detroits-ballots-might.html
Detroit residents voting is not the problem, in the least. Residents of Michigan largest city stand in line each Election Day, as other voters in the State, with an expectation their votes will be counted.
Unfortunately, the latest information from the Detroit News proves beyond a shadow of a doubt, Detroiters have a 59% chance their votes might not be counted at all.
According to the Detroit News, 392 of the City of Detroit's 662 precincts are unavailable for recounted due to ballot numbers not matching poll book data"
Read More Here: http://www.reachoutjobsearch.com/2016/12/thousands-of-detroits-ballots-might.html
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Michigan Recount Problems Are Emerging - Thousands of Ballots in Detroit May Remain Uncounted [View all]
LovingA2andMI
Dec 2016
OP
That should be patently illegal. If the vote is there, it should be counted as cast.
shraby
Dec 2016
#1
the MI official says these ballots are not recountable and how dare you ask why not? (sarcasm)
wordpix
Dec 2016
#60
I wonder if Rick Snyder (poison the water in Flint) Republican Governor had anything to do with this
putitinD
Dec 2016
#3
If the vote was not done properly in 2009, and 2013, Maybe Snyder didn't really win either election.
putitinD
Dec 2016
#25
and while you are at it, MS Stein. Sue to get Rick Snyder's Governership revoked. If the Detroit
putitinD
Dec 2016
#27
You would have to ask the elected officials in charge of those county elections
MichMan
Dec 2016
#51
Sounds like a Rick Give-em-Lead Snyder state law and what, exactly, does it say?
wordpix
Dec 2016
#65
if you read the article, you would know they were counted but the voting machines are
wordpix
Dec 2016
#64
But when your vote has a 59% chance of being counted, there is something terribly wrong w election p
AgadorSparticus
Dec 2016
#24
Headline is misleading; Votes have already been counted and that total will stand
MichMan
Dec 2016
#21
Fucking crime against American citizenry. Crooked bullshit. Why would I ever want to fucking vote
lonestarnot
Dec 2016
#28
If the numbers don't match, there should be a complete audit of the vote in those 662 precincts.
Vinca
Dec 2016
#56
Exactly. If #'s are not matching up, there needs to be an automatic recount and audit.
AgadorSparticus
Dec 2016
#57