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Recount 82% complete; Hillary Clinton gains 61 votes on President-elect Trump
Recount 82% complete; Hillary Clinton gains 61 votes on President-elect Trump
BAY VIEW -- Wisconsin's presidential election recount is nearly complete, with Milwaukee County finishing Thursday evening, December 8th.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission reported Thursday, December 8th that more than 82 percent of the vote had been counted by the close of business on Wednesday, and that Democrat Hillary Clinton had gained just 61 votes on Republican Donald Trump.
President-elect Trump won the state by more than 22,000 votes.
Here is Thursday's update from the Elections Commission:
Joe Czarnezki
"The results of the election are not going to change in this recount," Joe Czarnezki, Milwaukee County clerk said.
In Milwaukee County, tabulators spent Thursday double checking all 29,000 ballots cast on November 8th in West Allis -- the final municipality still working to complete the recount in Milwaukee County.
"To wrap this up as the final community in the county feels like a real achievement," Monica Schultz, West Allis city clerk said.
Czarnezki said the only hiccup during the recount came Wednesday, when officials in the City of Greenfield discovered 400-some ballots in an office at City Hall.
Greenfield City Clerk Jennifer Goergen issued this statement to FOX6 News on Thursday:
Czarnezki said the 400-some ballots were hand counted to make sure they matched up with the number of ballots cast on November 8th.
"We worked long hours. Some days it was 12, 14-hour days. But we got the job done," Czarnezki said.
Shortly before 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening, Milwaukee County closed the book on its recount.
George Martin, Representative for the Green Party of Wisconsin, spoke as the recount finished. He praised Milwaukee County clerks and staff for their hard work.
The deadline for the recount to be completed in Wisconsin is Monday, December 12th.
A hearing in federal court was scheduled for Friday, December 9th on a lawsuit filed by a President-elect Doanld Trump voter and two pro-Trump super PACs seeking an end to the recount.
Green Party candidate Jill Stein requested the recount and is paying for it.
She is also pressing for one in Pennsylvania and pursued one in Michigan that was halted prematurely on Wednesday.