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Wisconsin Assembly to take up bill that would limit recounts

By: Associated Press//June 21, 2017//

Wisconsin Assembly to take up bill that would limit recounts

By: Associated Press//June 21, 2017//

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly is moving to vote on a bill that would make it far more difficult to request election recounts in the state.

The measure up for a vote on Wednesday comes amid anger from some Republicans that Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was able to request a recount in Wisconsin last year even though she finished a distant fourth in the race.

Under the Republican bill, only candidates who trail the winner by 1 percentage point or less in statewide elections could petition for a recount. Democrat Hillary Clinton lost to Republican President Donald Trump by less than that margin in Wisconsin, but Stein — not Clinton — requested the recount.

The proposal also would tighten the recount request deadline.

Gov. Scott Walker has signaled his support for the proposal.

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