Minnesota Supreme Court rejects Lindell’s request for full recount
The court left in place a partial recount that would cover only Lindell and Lisa Demuth, while he said privately funding it would cost $825,000.
- The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected GOP candidate Mike Lindell's request for a full recount of the Aug 11 primary, siding instead with the state's partial count plan.
- Mike Lindell sued over the state's "contingent plan," which limits the recount to his race against Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, excluding other Republican and Democratic primary ballots.
- Seeking to audit 1,100,000 ballots, Mike Lindell offered to pay the estimated $825,000 cost himself, alleging "multiple abnormalities" where Demuth received 179,683 votes compared to his 134,282.
- Chief Justice Natalie Hudson wrote that a full recount was without merit, siding with the state's limited scope despite Mike Lindell's arguments regarding potential anomalies.
- Following the ruling, Mike Lindell announced he would appeal the decision after Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth defeated him by 45,401 votes in the Aug primary.
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Minnesota Supreme Court rejects Mike Lindell's recount effort
Mike Lindell's latest recount effort following the August 11 Republican primary for governor in Minnesota was rejected on Saturday by the Minnesota Supreme Court after Lindell said he would be withholding the payment as the deadline to submit the request loomed, accusing the Secretary of State's office of proposing an unlawful recount process.
Minnesota Supreme Court rejects Lindell’s request for full recount - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square) – The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled against GOP candidate Mike Lindell’s request for a full recount of the Aug. 11 gubernatorial primary. The court stated it was without merit to do a full recount, instead siding with the state-approved partial recount plan. “Lindell argues that he is entitled to a full recount for both the Democratic and Republican primary races for governor ‘to ensure that there are no anomalies in th…
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