7 hours agoTrump's call for halting vote in Michigan rejected
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)A judge in Michigan has rejected a request by President Donald Trump's campaign, which has called for the interruption of the vote counting in the state. Judge Cynthia Stephen said on November 5th that there have been problems when the call for halting the polls has been made. Hearing about this case came at a time when almost [...]
A judge in Michigan has rejected a request by President Donald Trump's campaign, which has called for the interruption of the vote counting in the state.
Judge Cynthia Stephen said on November 5th that there have been problems when the call for halting the polls has been made.
Listening hearing for this case came at a time when almost all the ballot papers in Michigan were counted. In this state, the democratic candidate for president, Joe Biden, has the advantage of about 150,000 votes.
In particular, Trump's campaign has called on courts to stop counting in Michigan, as campaign observers have claimed they have been denied access to the vote counting process.
In Detroit, pro-Trump protesters gathered as votes by mail were being counted.
Judge Stephen said the secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson, was not the right person to submit this indictment, as she as the electoral chief in this state does not control the logistics of the vote counting.
Trump's campaign has delivered similar indictments to courts in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada and has warned that the case could be sent to the Supreme Court.
Trump's campaign says such indictments aim to ensure that only legal votes will be counted.
According to recent results, Democrat candidate Joe Biden has won 235 electoral votes, meanwhile President Donald Trump 214. To be elected president of the US, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral votes.
