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Supporters of Green Party candidate Jill Stein and the statewide presidential recount she requested in Michigan aren"t thrilled with state and federal court rulings that shut the process down as of Thursday morning.
The Green Party is expected to hold an "emergency rally" in front of the state Supreme Court building 2 p.m. Thursday at 925 W. Ottawa St. to protest a decision they consider unfair and potentially harmful to Michigan voters.
"The discrepancies we"ve discovered while counting votes so far are precisely the reason we need a recount in the first place," Green Party member Lou Novaksaid in a statement. "We will not back down from this fight now. The Michigan Supreme Court must do its job."
Curtains close on Michigan presidential recount following federal ruling
Attorneys for Jill Stein filed an application for leave to appeal to the michigan supreme Court Wednesday morning following a state Court of Appeals ruling ordering the Board of State Canvassers to stop the recount.
Stein also filed a motion in state court to disqualify Chief Supreme Court Justice Robert Young and Justice Joan Larsen from the case on grounds that both of them were on President-elect Donald Trump"s shortlist for U.S. Supreme Court nominations and therefore could have a vested interest in a Trump presidency.
It"s unclear whether the Michigan Supreme Court will take up the case, but it"s likely the last legal option left for Stein.
Judge clears way to end Michigan recount
The recount was allowed to begin Monday at noon after the Board of State Canvassers deadlocked in a 2-2 vote on an objection to the recount filed by Trump, and after U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith issued a temporary restraining order on the two-day waiting period required under state law.
That ruling was appealed to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld Goldsmith"s order but showed deference to the state courts on the legality of the recount itself.
Following that decision, the state Court of Appeals ordered the Board of State Canvassers to reject the recount in a Tuesday evening ruling. The board voted 3-1 Wednesday to halt the recount if Goldsmith lifted his previous order, which he did in a new ruling lifted Wednesday evening.
Board of State Canvassers vote to halt recount if federal court order is dissolved
Republicans declared victory in the legal battle Wednesday night, with the Michigan Republican Party and Attorney General Bill Schuette commending the decision.
Under a plan put forward by the Secretary of State"s office, 21 counties had started their recounts before the process was halted, and a few had already finished the recount, including Ingham and Kalamazoo.
Election results certified by the Board of State Canvassers last month had Trump beating Democrat Hillary Clinton in Michigan by 10,704 votes. Stein had 1.07 percent of the vote.
Although initial returns from the counties that had started the recount process didn"t show many substantial changes, concerns arose about the number of precincts deemed unrecountable under state law because of poll book irregularitiesand tampered seals or containers, particularly in Wayne County.
State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have requested an investigation into the matter.
Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/recount_supporters_criticize_c.html
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