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US Vote Recount Ends in Michigan; Ongoing in Wisconsin

by Associated Press

   DETROIT --

   Michigan's recount of presidential votes is over after a judge lifted
   an order that forced a statewide review of millions of ballots.
   The recount lasted three days in more than 20 of the state's 83
   counties. Some counties hadn't planned to start until later.
   Federal Judge Mark Goldsmith said Wednesday he must follow a decision
   by the Michigan appeals court, which found that Green Party candidate
   Jill Stein couldn't seek a recount. She got 1 percent of the state vote
   and presented no evidence of fraud. Republican Donald Trump narrowly
   won.

   Jill Stein, the presidential Green Party candidate, arrives for a news
   conference in front of Trump Tower, Dec. 5, 2016, in New York.

   The Michigan elections board stopped the recount because of Goldsmith's
   new ruling and plans to meet again Thursday.
   A recount is ongoing in Wisconsin, and Stein is seeking one in
   Pennsylvania. Trump won those states, too.