1 hr 7 min agoWisconsin elections commission approves recount for Milwaukee and Dane countiesFrom CNN's Casey Tolan and Brad ParksElection officials count absentee ballots on November 4 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. President Trump’s campaign filed a petition Wednesday asking for the two county-level recounts. Democratic commission member Mark Thomsen blasted the Trump campaign’s recount petition for singling out Milwaukee and Dane counties, noting that the petition alleged statewide irregularities without evidence but only requested a recount in two counties. “Our Democratic colleagues would agree, we simply want to count every vote to certify that Vice President Biden or President Trump are in fact the legally elected President of the United States,” Massey said. Megan Varner/Getty Images Gwinnett County election workers handle ballots as part of the recount for the 2020 presidential election on November 16 in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Source: The Nation November 19, 2020 18:00 UTC