Published 12:52 IST, November 29th 2020
Joe Biden leads with 'more votes' in Milwaukee County recount that cost Trump $3 million
Milwaukee recount, which cost Trump campaign nearly $3m, resulted in President-elect Joe Biden's lead with a net gain of 257 votes to President Trump’s 125.
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President-elect Joe Biden won primarily Democratic Milwaukee County over incumbent President Donald Trump with 257 more ballots in final tally show, as Wisconsin concluded ‘recounting of votes’ that started last Friday, vember 20. Milwaukee recount, which h cost Trump campaign nearly $3m, resulted in Biden's le with a net gain of 257 votes to Trump’s 125 that jumped his vote count to 317,527, of nearly 460,000 total casts. republicans h demanded recounting of votes in Wisconsin’s populous and Democratic-leaning counties after US President lost to Biden with more than 20,000 votes. While Biden was declared a projected winner of presidential race with 306 electoral college to Trump’s 232, President Donald Trump’s campaign le asserted that only “legal votes” must be tallied in two counties as y slapped lawsuits.
After recount, Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson told AP that results from Wisconsin counties demonstrated “what we alrey kw.” Furr, he ded that elections were, in fact, fair, transparent, accurate, and secure. state is expected to certify result on vember 30. Dane County, ar Democratic stronghold is still ongoing with votes recounts and is expected to finish tallies by end of day.
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"Elections in Milwaukee County are fair, we have once again demonstrated good government in Wisconsin. I promised this would be a transparent and fair process, and it was,” George Christenson, Milwaukee County Clerk, was quoted by AP as saying.
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[Election workers recount ballots at presidential election recount at Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. Election officials accused observers of President Donald Trump of seeking to obstruct a recount, in some instances by objecting to every ballot tabulators pulled to count. Credit: Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP]
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[An election worker requests help while recounting ballots at presidential election recount at Wisconsin Center. Credit: AP]
Trump gained 68 votes
In Dane counties with a 2-to-1 margin for Democrats, President Trump has gained 68 votes over Biden thus far, according to sources of Fox news. Meanwhile, chief election official for city of Milwaukee, Claire Woodall-Vogg told Fox that discrepancies occurred due to ‘Human error,' reiterating that elections were 'fair and just'.While Democratic chair of bipartisan Wisconsin Election Commission is set to certify results, pro-Trump conservative group Wisconsin Voters Alliance has filed a separate lawsuit seeking to block certification in court. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ attorneys, however, filed ar lawsuit in response asking Supreme Court to dismiss lawsuit, calling it a "brazen attack on democracy itself”.
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Meanwhile, Trump’s attorneys have challenged results, alleging, that “indefinitely confined” voters h cast absentee ballots without IDs. Furr, y alleged that because certification envelope depicted two inks, it suggests fraud and indicates foul as poll workers may have completed identification mselves. Those ballots were recounted by election officials as 'exhibits' with a prior request me by Trump campaign. Thus far, Trump's legal gambit has overturned in state of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Neva, and Pennsylvania.
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12:54 IST, November 29th 2020