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Trump election: Wisconsin prepares for vote recount | |
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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. | |
A formal request for the recount was filed by the Green Party's Jill Stein. | |
Dr Stein, the Green Party's candidate, has also pledged to file for recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania. | |
The result would need to be overturned in all three states to change the outcome of the election, something analysts say is highly unlikely. | |
Dr Jill Stein reportedly wants to make sure computer hackers did not skew the poll in favour of Mr Trump. | |
US election results | US election results |
$7m fundraising target | $7m fundraising target |
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. | |
"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. | |
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. |
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. |
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. |