Stein had previously requested recounts of the presidential votes in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. President-elect Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton by 10,704 votes out of nearly 4.8 million ballots cast in Michigan, but Stein alleges that irregularities and the potential for hacking into scanning devices call the results into question.
Michigan's recount could start as early as Friday, though a challenge to the recount by Trump could delay it.
Republicans have said a Michigan recount would cost taxpayers far more than the USD 973,000 Stein must pay when filing her recount petition.
Meanwhile in Wisconsin, where Trump defeated Clinton by roughly 22,000 votes, Stein's campaign said today that it won't appeal a judge's ruling that Wisconsin's recount can be done without counting every ballot by hand.
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Levinson said Stein's focus will be on verifying the vote on the ground and she encouraged counties to voluntarily conduct a hand recount.
Also today, the Wisconsin Republican Party filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission alleging that Stein's recount effort amounts to illegal coordination with Clinton.
The complaint contends that Clinton is the only person who could benefit from a recount and that she illegally helped Stein raise money for the recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
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