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Donald Trump Victory: Jill Stein drops Pennsylvania recount bid US election recount: Greens change tactics in Pennsylvania bid
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The US Green Party led by Jill Stein has dropped a court case seeking a state-wide recount in Pennsylvania. The US Green Party led by Jill Stein has changed its strategy in seeking a state-wide recount in Pennsylvania.
A court filing said Green Party voters could not afford the $1m (£785,000) bond ordered by the court by Monday. The campaign says it will go to the federal courts, hours after dropping an appeal in a Pennsylvania state court.
Ms Stein has tried to force recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, three states narrowly and unexpectedly won by President-elect Donald Trump. The party had earlier said voters could not afford the $1m (£785,000) bond ordered by the state court.
But Trump supporters tried to block the recounts, which are unlikely to change the polls results if they take place. Ms Stein has tried to force recounts in Michigan and Wisconsin as well; all three were narrowly won by President-elect Donald Trump.
The Greens' decision comes two days before a court hearing was scheduled on the case, in the state where Donald Trump's margin of victory was 49,000, or less than 1%. The Greens' decision comes two days before a court hearing was scheduled on the case in Pennsylvania where Donald Trump's margin of victory was 49,000, or less than 1%.
"Petitioners are regular citizens of ordinary means. They cannot afford to post the $1,000,000 bond required by the court," read a court filing. But supporters of Mr Trump are trying to block the recount bid, which are unlikely to change the polls results if they take place.
Jill Stein posted on social media "#Recount2016 is so expensive because of elected leaders who have refused to invest in a 21st-century voting system." "Make no mistake, the Stein campaign will continue to fight for a state-wide recount in Pennsylvania," recount campaign lawyer Jonathan Abady said in a statement. "We are committed to this fight to protect the civil and voting rights of all Americans."
Her aides say she will make an announcement about the Pennsylvania recount on Monday outside Trump Tower in New York. Mr Abady said barriers to a recount in Pennsylvania are pervasive and the state court system is ill-equipped to address the problem.
Mr Trump's supporters had been trying to block a recount in Pennsylvania, on the grounds that there was no evidence of tampering with the voting system. Ms Stein, who was the Green Party's presidential candidate, says the recount bid is needed to explore whether voting machines and systems had been hacked and the election result manipulated.
On Friday, a federal court in Wisconsin rejected a request by Mr Trump's supporters to immediately halt the recount there, but allowed a lawsuit to proceed. But her campaign has so far offered no evidence of hacking, and supporters of Donald Trump have asked the state court to dismiss the case.
Mr Trump won Wisconsin by just 22,000 votes.
In Michigan, Mr Trump's team filed a complaint with the elections board to block a recount of all 4.8 million ballots cast in the state, which he won by 10,700 votes.
Ms Stein, who says her campaign is focused on ensuring the integrity of the US voting system, has questioned why Mr Trump is "afraid" of a recount.
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"Trump's desperate attempts to silence voter demands for recounts raise a simple question: why is Donald Trump afraid of these recounts?" Ms Stein asked. A recount has already started in Wisconsin, which Mr Trump won by 22,000 votes. On Friday, a federal court rejected a request by Mr Trump's supporters to immediately halt the recount there, but allowed a lawsuit to proceed.
She contends her challenges are meant to ensure that voting machines were not hacked in the election, but there has been no evidence to prove otherwise. In Michigan, Mr Trump's team filed a complaint with the elections board to block a recount of all 4.8 million ballots cast in the state, which he won by 10,700 votes. A recount there could begin next week.
Mrs Clinton, who lost to Mr Trump, has kept silent on the matter, but her campaign has said it would co-operate with Ms Stein's recount efforts.Mrs Clinton, who lost to Mr Trump, has kept silent on the matter, but her campaign has said it would co-operate with Ms Stein's recount efforts.