Mike Lindell Says He Will Fund a Recount of His Primary Results
Lindell says the privately funded review will use observers and full paper-ballot counts, while officials have not verified his irregularity claims.
- On Wednesday, former MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announced he will personally pay for a statewide hand recount and audit of all paper ballots from the August 11 Minnesota Republican primary for governor.
- Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth defeated Lindell by roughly 11 percent, or about 45,000 votes; Lindell claims he identified "anomalies" in electronic reporting data, including "vote totals that moved backwards."
- State law permits candidates to request a full hand count within five days of the canvass, though the margin falls far outside the 0.25% threshold required for automatic state-funded recounts.
- Lindell stated the recount serves as a "gateway" to remove electronic voting machines, which he alleges are easily hacked, despite state officials reporting no irregularities in the election process.
- The effort follows Lindell's history of promoting unproven claims about the 2020 election, and he faces a pending defamation suit where a jury may decide whether to award Smartmatic $1.5 billion in damages.
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Mike Lindell says he will fund statewide hand recount after losing Minnesota GOP primary by double digits
Mike Lindell, who lost the Republican primary for Minnesota governor by roughly 11 percentage points, says he will personally pay for a hand recount and audit of every ballot cast in the race.
Mike Lindell says he’ll pay for recount in 45,000-vote loss in Minnesota governor primary
The recount is Lindell’s latest effort to cast doubt on the security of elections. He has promoted Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Mike Lindell Will Fund Statewide Hand Recount After Loss
“Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder who finished a distant second to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the Aug. 11 Republican primary for governor, announced Wednesday that he will personally pay for a hand recount and audit of every paper ballot cast in that race,” CBS News reports.
Mike Lindell says he'll privately fund statewide hand recount of GOP primary
Mike Lindell says he will pay for a full hand recount and audit of every ballot in Minnesota’s recent Republican primary for governor, promising transparency and no cost to taxpayers.
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