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A partial recount of the presidential results in Dane and Milwaukee counties concluded Sunday, solidifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump. Trump said he is preparing a lawsuit to revoke the results.
Biden won 166 votes and Trump won 79 in the counties, which both turned out strongly for the Democratic candidate. Biden’s margin of victory increased to 20,695 votes. Trump’s campaign paid out $ 3 million for the partial count.
In Dane County, 137 ballots were discarded because their absent ballot envelopes were missing the signature or address of a voter or witness, Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell said. Both Biden and Trump lost votes, but Trump made a net gain of 45 votes.
In Milwaukee County, 386 unopened ballots were found, changing the total votes there. Trump won 125 votes and Biden won 257 on the recount.
“The tally demonstrates what we already know – that Milwaukee County elections are fair, transparent, accurate and safe,” said George Christenson, Milwaukee County Clerk. said.
in a cheep On the Saturday that Twitter marked as disputed, Trump said he would sue to challenge the result.
The Wisconsin bipartisan Elections Commission will certify the results Tuesday. Ann Jacobs, the committee’s Democratic chair, said she planned to begin certifying Biden’s victory on Monday to resolve any legal challenges quickly and complete the process on Tuesday, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Trump’s lawsuits have failed in other battle states, including Michigan and Pennsylvania. Election officials across the country disputed claims of widespread fraud.
“Despite repeated arson charges, there was no evidence of any fraud. The facts are clear: After the ballots were counted and counted again, Joe Biden decisively won Wisconsin by more than 20,000 votes, ”Biden told Presiding State Director Danielle Melfi statement.
There are two litigation regarding the election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. One presented by the Wisconsin Voters Alliance seeks to block the certification of the results, claiming that tens of thousands of “illegal” votes were cast despite evidence that voter fraud is rare. Another presented by Wisconsin resident Dean Mueller disagrees with the polls for absentee voting.
Both of them cases ask the court to allow the state legislature, which is controlled by Republicans, to decide how to cast Wisconsin electoral votes. The court judges have not said whether they would accept the cases.
Legal experts say the state legislature is unlikely to be able to interfere with Wisconsin voters, and Gov. Tony Evers could veto any such effort, according to Wisconsin Clock.
Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, indicated in Twitter that he would oppose legislators interfering with electoral votes.
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