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Thursday 5 November 2020
Trump sues in Pennsylvania, Michigan; asks for Wis. recount

have been opened and count and a Biden cam- Supreme Court — we want
processed. Trump is run- paign attorney said they all voting to stop," Trump
ning slightly behind Demo- are ready for any legal told supporters at the White
cratic nominee Joe Biden fight. And Michigan Dem- House.
in Michigan. The president ocrats said the suit was a But the voting is over. It's
is ahead in Pennsylvania longshot. only counting that is taking
but his margin is shrinking Lonnie Scott, executive place across the nation. No
as more mailed ballots are director of Progress Michi- state will count absentee
counted. gan, a liberal advocacy votes that are postmarked
There have been no re- group, said Trump only filed after Election Day.
ports of fraud or any type the suit to stop The Associ- Biden's campaign called
of ballot concerns out of ated Press and other me- Trump's statement "outra-
Pennsylvania. The state dia outlets from calling the geous, unprecedented,
had 3.1 million mail-in bal- race for Biden. and incorrect."
lots that take time to count Poll watchers from both "If the president makes
A Philadelphia election worker scans ballots for the 2020 general and an order allows them sides were plentiful good on his threat to go
election in the United States at the Pennsylvania Convention to be counted up until Fri- Wednesday at one major to court to try to prevent
Center, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Philadelphia. day if they are postmarked polling place in question the proper tabulation of
Associated Press by Nov. 3. — Detroit's TCF Center, The votes, we have legal teams
By MARK SHERMAN counted, the campaign The campaign also said it Associated Press observed. standing by ready to de-
Associated Press said. The campaign also is would ask for a recount in They checked in at a table ploy to resist that effort,"
WASHINGTON (AP) — The seeking to intervene in a Wisconsin, a state The As- near the entrance to the Biden Campaign Manager
Trump campaign said it Pennsylvania case at the sociated Press called for convention center's Hall Jen O'Malley Dillon said in
filed lawsuits Wednesday Supreme Court that deals Biden on Wednesday after- E and strolled among the a statement. "And they will
in Pennsylvania and Michi- with whether ballots re- noon. Campaign manager tables where ballot pro- prevail."
gan, laying the groundwork ceived up to three days Bill Stepien cited "irregu- cessing was taking place. Election law expert Rich-
for contesting the outcome after the election can be larities in several Wisconsin In some cases, they arrived ard Hasen wrote in Slate
in undecided battleground counted, deputy cam- counties." en masse and huddled to- on Sunday that "there has
states that could determine paign manager Justin Clark The actions came as elec- gether for a group discus- never been any basis to
whether President Donald said. tions officials counted votes sion before fanning out to claim that a ballot arriving
Trump gets another four The campaign said it is call- in several undecided states the floor. Uniformed Detroit on time cannot be count-
years in the White House. ing for a temporary halt in that are crucial to the out- police officers were on ed if officials cannot fin-
Suits in both states are de- the counting in both states come of the presidential hand to make sure every- ish their count on election
manding better access until it is given "meaning- election. one was behaving. night."
for campaign observers ful" access in numerous The former vice president's Mark Brewer, a former state Ohio State University elec-
to locations where ballots locations and allowed to campaign meanwhile wel- Democratic chairman who tion law professor Edward
are being processed and review ballots that already comed the ongoing vote said he was observing the Foley wrote on Twitter
Detroit vote counting as a Wednesday: "The valid
volunteer lawyer, said he votes will be counted. SCO-
had been at the TCF arena TUS would be involved only
all day and had talked with if there were votes of ques-
others who had been there tionable validity that would
the past couple of days. He make a difference, which
said Republicans had not might not be the case. The
been denied access. rule of law will determine
"This is the best absentee the official winner of the
ballot counting operation popular vote in each state.
that Detroit has ever had. Let the rule of law work."
They are counting ballots In any event, there's no way
very efficiently, despite the to go directly to the high
obstructing tactics of the court with a claim of fraud.
Republicans." Trump and his campaign
Republicans already are could allege problems with
mounting other legal chal- the way votes are counted
lenges involving absentee in individual states, but they
votes in Pennsylvania and would have to start their le-
Nevada, contesting local gal fight in a state or lower
decisions that could take federal court.
on national significance in There is a pending Republi-
the close election. can appeal at the Supreme
Earlier Wednesday, Trump Court over whether Penn-
said he'll take the presi- sylvania can count votes
dential election to the Su- that arrive in the mail from
preme Court, but it's un- Wednesday to Friday, an
clear what he meant in a extension ordered by the
country in which vote tab- state's top court over the
ulations routinely continue objection of Republicans.
beyond Election Day, and That case does not involve
states largely set the rules ballots already cast and in
for when the count has to the possession of election
end. officials, even if they are
"We'll be going to the U.S. yet to be counted.q