jill stein filed for a recount in wisconsin on tuesday and her campaign is in the process of trying to initiate a recount in pennsylvania.  | ap by daniel strauss 11/30/16 02:49 pm est updated 11/30/16 03:52 pm est green party presidential candidate jill stein formally added michigan to the list of states she's hoping to conduct a recount of the nov. 8 election results. the green party presidential candidate announced wednesday that she had filed for a manual hand recount of every vote in michigan. to do that stein also had to pay a $973,250 fee. since the nov. 8 presidential election stein has raised almost $7 million in her effort to trigger recounts in three states: michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania. story continued below stein filed for a recount in wisconsin on tuesday and her campaign is in the process of trying to initiate a recount in pennsylvania. stein's argument in all three states is that there's reason to believe the election results in those three states were tainted and so a full recount is in order. "the people of michigan and all americans deserve a voting system we can trust,<u+201d> stein said in a statement announcing the michigan recount. <u+201c>after a presidential election tarnished by the use of outdated and unreliable machines and accusations of irregularities, people of all political persuasions are asking if our election results are reliable. we must recount the votes so we can build trust in our election system. we need to verify the vote in this and every election so that americans can be sure we have a fair, secure and accurate voting system.<u+201d> by daniel strauss all three states, notably, are ones democrats expected hillary clinton to win in the presidential election but went for now-president-elect donald trump instead. stein is hoping to raise $9.5 million dollars to fund the costs of the recounts as well as legal fees and manpower involved in conducting the recounts effectively. in a statement, michigan secretary of state ruth johnson expressed skepticism about stein's efforts. "it is unusual that a candidate who received just 1 percent of the vote is seeking a recount, especially when there is no evidence of hacking or fraud, or even a credible allegation of any tampering," johnson said in a statement. "the cost of this recount to michigan taxpayers could easily reach into the millions of dollars. based on wisconsin<u+2019>s estimate, michigan taxpayers could be paying $4 million despite the $1 million the green party nominee must pay to have the recount. nevertheless, county clerks have been gearing up to complete this recount under a very challenging deadline. they<u+2019>ll be working nights and weekends. i know they will do a great job because we have some of the best clerks in the country here in michigan." by michael grunwald by bill scher by thomas wright by joshua zeitz
jill stein files for michigan recount - politico
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