“They know they cannot win”. Disagree. They may think they can “find” enough votes failing that They want a hand count to delay long enough to deny Trump Electoral College votes. They will do the same in PA & MI. I believe there is a real threat here. I am very worried at this point. Notice they waited until Trump couldn’t retaliate in close states HC won.
Just went thru the Wisconsin recount manual.
1) They can use machine tabulators, in the absence of a court order requiring hand count.
2) All candidates must be informed of a recount and all are permitted to object to the recount and can provide evidence concerning the objection. (Such as Stein can’t win)
3) A danger I see . . . rejected absentee ballots and provisional ballots are re-examined to see if they should be included. Those that were included are NOT re-examined to see if they should be rejected.
Should the re-count delay the vote tally beyond the date that is constitutionally specified for certification, the state legislature is empowered to assign the state's electors to whichever candidate they wish.
Recall that, in 2000, the Florida legislature was preparing to do their constitutional duty when the SCOTUS decision that essentially ended Gore v Bush came down.
1. If the state legislatures act, Trump will not be denied any EV.
2. In all three states, Republicans control both houses of the legislature.
Ref gibsonguy’s post:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3498406/posts?page=39#39
Blood of tyrants,
Is this possible, to recount in three states, and have the delay screw up the EC vote for those three states?
And if they succeed in that in all three states, the sumbitch will just go to the House and Senate, which are likely to pick Trump and Pence.