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Michigan Election Officials Refuse to Recount Thousands of Ballots in State's Communities of Color [View all]
The Green Party’s best chance to overturn a statewide victory by Donald Trump has run into a swamp of dubious election protocols in Michigan, where Detroit officials said nearly two-thirds of the precincts cannot be recounted because of poor record-keeping on or after election night—presumably the rationale for a recount.
Meanwhile, in the state's legislature, a House committee passed a bill retroactively requiring the Greens to pay more for the recount.
Meanwhile, in the state's legislature, a House committee passed a bill retroactively requiring the Greens to pay more for the recount.
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/michigan-election-officials-refuse-recount-thousands-ballots-states-communities-color
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