LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Donald Trump is apparently not going to take election recount efforts sitting down.
According to the office of Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, “The Michigan Bureau of Elections (on Thursday) received an objection from Representatives of Donald J. Trump regarding the presidential election recount that was filed (on Wednesday) by Green Party nominee Jill Stein. Under Michigan law, the recount is halted when the Board of State Canvassers resolves the objection.”
In the objection petition, the Trump campaign claims that, “As the fourth-place finisher, Dr. Jill Stein is not ‘aggrieved’ by any alleged fraud or mistake, and is therefore not entitled to a recount; a recount cannot be completed in time for Michigan to have its Electoral College votes counted; and the petition must also be rejected because it is not properly signed and sworn to by the candidate.”
The Board of Canvassers is already scheduled to meet on Friday, and if the objection is not sustained, any recount efforts can begin no earlier than the second business day following the board’s decision. Recount efforts were slated to begin on Friday in Oakland and Ingham counties, with other counties following suit over the weekend.
