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Trump election: Request for Wisconsin vote recount sent Trump election: Wisconsin prepares for vote recount
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The election commission in Wisconsin has received a request for a recount of the votes in the state narrowly won by Donald Trump more than two weeks ago. Officials in Wisconsin are preparing to conduct a full recount of the votes from the US election in the state, which was narrowly won by Donald Trump.
The request was filed by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein. A formal request for the recount was filed by the Green Party's Jill Stein.
She has also pledged to file for vote recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Dr Stein, the Green Party's candidate, has also pledged to file for recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
A win by Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin alone would not overturn Mr Trump's lead - it provides only 10 votes in the crucial electoral college that gave him victory in the 8 November election. The result would need to be overturned in all three states to change the outcome of the election, something analysts say is highly unlikely.
But wins in Wisconsin, Michigan (16 electoral votes) and Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) would have clinched the presidency for the Democrat. Dr Jill Stein reportedly wants to make sure computer hackers did not skew the poll in favour of Mr Trump.
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In a tweet, the Wisconsin Elections Commission said: "The Commission has received the Stein and Del La Fuente recount petitions." In statement, the Wisconsin Elections Commission said it had received two recount petitions from the Jill Stein campaign and from Rocky Roque De La Fuente, a businessman who ran unsuccessfully to be the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee.
It added that details would be released shortly. "The Commission is preparing to move forward with a statewide recount of votes for President of the United States, as requested by these candidates," said Wisconsin election commission administrator Michael Haas.
Meanwhile, Dr Stein tweeted that the recount would begin next week. Friday was the deadline for the request. He said the recount would begin in the week after Dr Stein's campaign has paid the fee, which the commission was still calculating.
Dr Stein's campaign needs to raise millions of dollars to cover the fees for the vote recount in all three states.Dr Stein's campaign needs to raise millions of dollars to cover the fees for the vote recount in all three states.
Dr Jill's website says nearly $5.3m (£4.2m) has already been raised toward a $7m target. It says this is enough to fund the recounts in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.Dr Jill's website says nearly $5.3m (£4.2m) has already been raised toward a $7m target. It says this is enough to fund the recounts in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Concerns over possible Russian interference had been expressed in the run-up to the vote.
Voting rights lawyers who urged candidates to request recounts, John Bonifaz and J Alex Halderman, have said the results need to be closely analysed.Voting rights lawyers who urged candidates to request recounts, John Bonifaz and J Alex Halderman, have said the results need to be closely analysed.
The fact that the results in the three states was different from what polls predicted was "probably not" down to hacking, Mr Halderman said. Concerns over possible Russian interference had been expressed in the run-up to the vote. However, the fact that the results in the three states was different from what polls predicted was "probably not" down to hacking, Mr Halderman said.
"The only way to know whether a cyber-attack changed the result is to closely examine the available physical evidence ," he wrote."The only way to know whether a cyber-attack changed the result is to closely examine the available physical evidence ," he wrote.
Pennsylvania's deadline is Monday, and Michigan's is Wednesday. Hillary Clinton has not demanded a recount of the election results, despite calls from some experts for her to do so.
The deadline for the petition for the recount in Wisconsin was Friday, while Pennsylvania's deadline is Monday, and Michigan's is Wednesday.
Wisconsin provides only 10 votes in the crucial electoral college that gave Mr Trump victory in the 8 November election.
Wins there for Mrs Clinton, as well as in Michigan (16 electoral votes) and Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes), would have clinched the presidency for the Democrat.
US officials have said there was no evidence of election tampering in the three states where Republican candidate Donald Trump had razor-thin victories over his Democratic rival.US officials have said there was no evidence of election tampering in the three states where Republican candidate Donald Trump had razor-thin victories over his Democratic rival.
Mr Trump's camp has made no public comments on the recounts issue.Mr Trump's camp has made no public comments on the recounts issue.
Mr Trump won 290 electoral votes in the November election, while Mrs Clinton had 232 votes.Mr Trump won 290 electoral votes in the November election, while Mrs Clinton had 232 votes.
Michigan is yet to declare final results.Michigan is yet to declare final results.